How the Honey Badger's Loose Skin and Venom Tolerance Make It Nearly Impossible to Kill

The honey badger has survived bites from puff adders, black mambas, and Cape cobras, sleeping off the venom each time. Its skin hangs so loosely that a predator biting its scruff cannot reach its organs. These two traits, skin architecture and venom tolerance, are specific, measurable biology that explains why this animal has almost no natural enemies.