WILD OKAVANGO | The Snake That Waits for the Flood | Wildlife Documentary

Subscribe to Wildlife and visit a new wild place with every film. When the water comes to the desert, who survives? The strongest? The fastest? Or the one who can wait? Every winter, a great flood reaches the edge of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana. Dry plains become rivers, and dusty hills become green islands. This is the Okavango Delta. But the water never stays, and every animal must find its own way to live with it. In this wildlife documentary, you meet seven very different animals. Zola, an African rock python, waits for months and wins with patience. Red lechwe run through the flood where lions cannot follow. An old Nile crocodile hunts by staying still. The African fish eagle rules the lagoons with its eyes and its famous call. A honey badger seems to have no fear at all. Hippos and elephants do more than survive the water: they move it and shape it. And a pack of African wild dogs wins by working as a team. Chapters 00:00 The flood arrives 01:30 A delta at the edge of a desert 04:28 African rock python: patience 08:16 Red lechwe: built for water 11:35 Nile crocodile: the ambush 14:43 African fish eagle: the voice 17:56 Honey badger: no fear 20:56 Hippos and elephants: the engineers 23:53 African wild dogs: the team 26:57 The python and the falling flood 30:33 Who survives? Animals in this film African rock python (Python sebae) Red lechwe (Kobus leche) Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) Honey badger (Mellivora capensis) Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) African elephant (Loxodonta africana) African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) Also: impala, zebra, spotted hyena, lion, monitor lizard, herons and kingfishers About this film Script and editing: Wildlife. Footage: licensed from wildlife filmmakers. Zola is a story character. Her story is put together from many pythons and from things pythons are known to do. Some short scenes were made with AI tools to show moments that no camera has caught: the python attack at the water, the python on her eggs and the honey badger at the log. Subtitles: English, German, French. Which animal of the delta would you like to see in its own film? Tell us in the comments. Subscribe to Wildlife and visit a new wild place with every film. #wildlifedocumentary #okavango #python