Had some fun this morning. The dogs were barking their snake bark, so I rushed outside to see what was up. They were trying to eat a length of irrigation pipe, which was making a bit of a noise. After I locked them up my maid suggested pushing the hose down the pipe to see if we could coax whatever was in there out. She screamed when it came out, I had my back to that end of the pipe, focussing on getting the hose down the other end and I spun around as quickly as someone with my magnificent physique can do while maintaining a certain amount of dignity, but I saw nothing.
A very scared and slightly pissed off mongoose is apparently bloody quick.