Normally, they eat the snake. The mongoose is VERY quick, and very densely furred for it's actual body size. They are adept at avoiding the snake's strikes, and can quickly dart in to deliver a bite to the snake's spine right behind the head…. read more
The same thing happens between a snake and mongoose. They both fight for their life (or their meal) and they will have to fight one day or the other. And I don't think that they both know that they are natural enemies. There are incidents where the mongoose do not attack the snakes. read more
Such is the hatred that mankind feels for snakes that the scrappy mongoose has become a beloved ally. While mongooses do have a natural resistance to neurotoxins, the jury is still out on their resistance to hemotoxins—the stakes are lowered, but they certainly don't enjoy getting bitten. read more