Any of various Old World carnivorous mammals of the genus Herpestes and related genera, having a slender agile body and a long tail and noted for the ability to seize and kill venomous snakes.

• 獴任一种獴属及相关种属的东半球食肉哺乳动物，有一柔软而灵活的躯体和长尾巴，善于捕食毒蛇