if you see your cat fighting with a large snake Don’t Panic your cat has no chance of losing this encounter that’s because snakes which are a nightmare for humans and many other creatures are helpless when faced with cats the reason is that while a cat’s average reaction time is between 20 and 70 milliseconds for snakes it’s between 44 and 70 milliseconds snakes can only use this speed and reaction time when striking or pulling their heads back while cats can move their paws heads spines necks a