Squirrels love to eat nuts and other seeds but they are also know to eat meat, insects, birds and smaller rodents if they are extremely hungry.
In the YouTube video, the rodent is seen attacking the snake without any reason.
One reason for this African squirrel's epic battle with the snake could be the extreme hunger as he kept tucking into the young reptile.
Hissing in pain the snake try to wriggle away from its attacker which gave a fright to the rodent.
The rodent didn't stop there it came back for more sinking its teeth into the snake who bit the squirrel in defence.
The squirrel kept attacking the snake taking chunks from its skin and it head leaving it bloody.
In a final attempt to stop the attack the snake wraps itself around the neck of the squirrel to suffocate it.
But the desperate rodent, wriggled and wrestled to set himself free and defeated the snake.