Iguana makes miraculous escape from snakes in unnerving video
Updated | By Breakfast with Martin Bester
Do you know the story behind the terrifying Iguana vs snakes scene?

A video clip from the BBC series Planet Earth II showing a group of Galápagos racers hunting marine iguana hatchlings became a viral trend.
Could this be the greatest scene in documentary history?
After emerging from their nests, hatchling marine iguanas make their way to the sea. However, racer snakes are waiting.
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A snake’s eyes aren’t very good but they can detect movement. It looks like the Iguana is doomed when tangled up in a bunch of snakes, but it makes a miraculous escape!
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