• A funny video of a Mzungu woman posing with a cheetah has been doing the rounds on social media
• In the footage posted on TikTok, the woman is seen taking photos with the wild cat before her leopard print dress ruins the moment
• Several South African netizens were amused by the video and responded with banter, mocking the woman's embarrassment

South Africa - A woman had the scare of her life after a cheetah she was petting during a safari suddenly turned to face her.

Cheetah scare on safari

The visibly shaken woman took to social media to share the captivating video of her encounter with the wild animal.

The woman's leopard-print dress appeared to have startled the cheetah, which then got on its four, alert, scaring the woman.

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At the start of the video, the woman was spotted gently petting the cat as it faced away from her before moving to settle under a tree's shade.

"This was just a gentle reminder that wild animals are not our friends… It almost attacked me because of my dress," she wrote.

According to the Cheetah Conservation Fund, the cheetah is the world’s fastest land animal and Africa’s most endangered big cat.

Uniquely adapted for speed, the cheetah is capable of reaching speeds greater than 110 kilometres per hour in just over three seconds.

According to Quora, cheetahs can be tamed, but they cannot be domesticated.

Watch the funny video below:

Social media reactions

Sean Black wrote:

"I'm sure the cheetah saw a leopard."

Jehki commented:

"Now why did you wear animal print? "

Palesa Moeti replied:

"He thought you were his cousin friend."

Anathi Sithinga-Mqoqi said:

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"Your face at the end."

kipchir wrote:

"Cheetahs FEAR WOMEN in leopard print dresses."

Woman screams while holding python

Elsewhere, a video of a young woman’s encounter with a giant python on the serene shores of Lake Baringo tickled netizens.

The scared Kalenjin lady, identified as Chebo Mutwol Chebet, mustered up the courage to hold the gargantuan python but found herself screaming in her mother tongue during the chilling encounter.

"Toa, toa, toa. Inemu inemu wee," (Get the snake off me), she screamed her lungs out in fear.

Source: Briefly.co.za

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