Mongoose or Black Mamba?

The black mamba is a snake, named after its venomous black mouth, not its olive green scales. According to National Geographic, it is highly aggressive when confronted and resides in the Sahara and other areas of Africa. The black mamba can slither up to 12.5 mph, which is abnormally fast for a snake.

However, the black mamba's greatest enemy is the mongoose. Both its appearance and its tactics make the mongoose the epitome of a weasel. The mongoose especially loves the challenge of attacking snakes. It is incredibly deceptive and takes advantage of the friendly snakes. You can reference the following video to see for yourself .

So, who would you choose in a fight? Why?

The bias may be towards those mongoose bastards, but consider the lethal maneuvers of the black mamba.