This thread is amazing!!
I have occasionally thought about this sort of thing whilst driving long distances…usually late at night.
What @nickc said about the chimp….you wouldn’t stand a chance!! The King Cobra only needs to strike once, but he’s had thousands of years to perfect that. A rat has the heart of a lion and can move fast and they can jump and i believe that they go for the eyes. A wolf?!?! Forget that. I once saw a demonstration of security dogs at a country show again, you wouldn’t stand a chance…
Maybe that’s why humans have developed the way we have to use weapons rather than going toe to toe with animals. I don’t think we’re that hard when compared to other species…we can’t move that fast, don’t have that much power or endurance etc….
I think though if i had to have a fight with something it would have to be some kind of mid sized rabbit.
I once watched a documentary on the Honey Badger – i’d run a mile if bumped into one of those – highly unlikely based down in the south east!