Sentence:  There are in fact records of <WSD>Honey badgers</WSD> being stung to death in their quest for this much-relished source of food. Reptiles are also a major food source. Venomous snakes are neither ignored nor respected by the <WSD>honey badger</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  "Mellivora capensis", a badger-like mustelid native to Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent.