WHO WILL WIN?
King Cobra
HISS-HOOD
Eagle
KLEEK-KIK
THE SETUP

King Cobra vs Eagle

King Cobra
King Cobra
Eagle
Eagle

Pretend a king cobra and a eagle meet in forest. Look at the facts. Then you pick.

Would they meet?

Yes. They could meet in the real wild. This page is still a what-if.

This is pretend and based on facts. Real animals usually hide or leave.

Read the facts. Make your card. The page waits to pick.

Corner A

King Cobra

Ophiophagus hannah · The tallest snake, with a hood like a warning sign.

King Cobra
Home
Asian forests · Lives in Asia
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
King Cobra is small.

Snake-eater with a stand-up hood.

Heat and chemical trail.

Alert, not cartoon-mean.

  • King Cobra is small and not very fast.
  • Mostly other snakes.
  • Dense forest and bamboo, where a long warning hiss carries.

Family: Other cobras and mambas — the elapid family of front-fanged specialists.

Corner B

Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus · A sky hammer with talons like grappling hooks.

Eagle
Home
North American coasts and lakes · Lives in North America
Food
Meat
Group
Lives in twos
Size
Eagle is small.

Stoop from the sky.

Vision that turns a fish into a target from way up.

Patient flyer.

  • Eagle is small and very fast.
  • Fish first, plus water birds and carrion.
  • Tall trees near water, with nests the size of small cars.

Family: Hawks and kites.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

Stand them next to a grown-up. Who is bigger and heavier?

1.70 m

Grown-up

0.50 m

King Cobra to scale

King Cobra

0.90 m

Eagle to scale

Eagle

Height to scale. A grown-up is 1.7 m.

King Cobra7 kg

Can stretch longer than a pickup truck, but no thicker than a grown-up's arm.

Eagle6 kg

About as heavy as a bag of flour, with a wingspan wider than a grown-up's armspan.

King Cobra

0.50 m · 7 kg

King Cobra is small. 7 kg.

Eagle

0.90 m · 6 kg

Eagle is small. 6 kg.

Kilograms are honest. A small animal can still have a strong tool.

Who would you pick for size?

TOOLKIT!

TOOLS

Teeth, claws, horns, venom, kick — what tools do they have?

  • Weapon: Hood-high venom fangs
  • Armor: Scale slicker
  • Senses: Heat and chemical trail.

King Cobra · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Locking talons
  • Armor: Stoop speed
  • Senses: Vision that turns a fish into a target from way up.

Eagle · labeled field diagram

King Cobra100 psi bite
Eagle400 psi bite

King Cobra

Hood-high venom fangs

Tool: hood-high venom fangs. Bite: 100 psi.

Eagle

Locking talons

Tool: locking talons. Bite: 400 psi.

A bite number is only one tool. Coils and kicks count too.

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

King Cobra
18 km/h
Eagle
80 km/h
King Cobra18 km/h
Eagle80 km/h

King Cobra

18 km/h

King Cobra can go 18 km/h. That is not very fast.

Eagle

80 km/h

Eagle can go 80 km/h. That is very fast.

A fast animal can miss. A slow one only has to connect.

Who takes the speed card?

HOME MAP!

HOME

They meet in forest. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
King CobraEagleBoth

Meeting biome: forest. Colored land is where each animal actually lives.

King Cobra

This is home · Lives in Asia

King Cobra lives in places like forest.

Eagle

This is home · Lives in North America

Eagle lives in places like forest.

Yes. They could meet in the real wild. This page is still a what-if.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

King Cobra
Meat · Snake-eater with a stand-up hood.
Eagle
Meat · Stoop from the sky.

King Cobra

Meat · Snake-eater with a stand-up hood.

Mostly other snakes.

Eagle

Meat · Stoop from the sky.

Fish first, plus water birds and carrion.

A plant eater is not 'safe.' Hippos and elephants still end arguments.

Whose hunting or defending helps more?

MOOD!

MOOD

Alone vs team. This rumble is one vs one.

King Cobra
Lives alone
Eagle
Lives in twos
King Cobra8 grit /10
Eagle7 grit /10

King Cobra

Lives alone

Alert, not cartoon-mean. Grit: 8/10.

Eagle

Lives in twos

Patient flyer. Grit: 7/10.

Pack and pride animals lose their backup in a 1-v-1.

Who is better for a solo meeting?

PING!

BRAINS

Who notices first and thinks next?

King Cobra
5/10
Eagle
6/10
King Cobra5 brains /10
Eagle6 brains /10

King Cobra

5/10

Heat and chemical trail.

Eagle

6/10

Vision that turns a fish into a target from way up.

In the wild, brains often mean leave before it starts.

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

King Cobra
Ophiophagus hannah
Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus

King Cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

Other cobras and mambas — the elapid family of front-fanged specialists.

Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Hawks and kites.

Cousins are clues, not a score.

Not a fight point. Who has the wilder family story?

WILD CARD!

SPECIAL

What special move did they evolve?

King Cobra
Wobble Venom Warning
Eagle
Dive-Bomb Snatch

King Cobra

Wobble Venom Warning

One bite can make a huge animal feel wobbly and want a very long nap.

Eagle

Dive-Bomb Snatch

They drop, snatch, and climb.

A secret move here is a real wild tool, not a video-game combo.

Whose special move would change the meeting?

YOUR SCORECARD

Your scorecard

Tap who has each fact. Then tap who you think wins.

  • SIZE & WEIGHT

  • TOOLS

  • SPEED

  • HOME

  • FOOD

  • MOOD

  • BRAINS

  • SPECIAL

Your card: King Cobra 0 · Eagle 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

Keep going for the pretend meeting, then the science pick.

FWOOSH!

THEY MEET

Eagle runs first. King Cobra does not race. They wait in forest.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

KICK!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

King Cobra is heavier. Eagle uses locking talons. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

STOOMP!

SPECIAL MOVES

King Cobra tries the Wobble Venom Warning. Eagle tries the Dive-Bomb Snatch. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

King Cobra!

A CLEAR PICK

You skipped a final pick. The facts still stamp a champ.

On forest, King Cobra wins. King Cobra's hood-high venom fangs helps more. Eagle would still win some meetings at home.

In the wild, most animals skip a fight. We still judge who the bodies and the place would favor.

Science card: King Cobra 4 · Eagle 2 · ties 2.

Your card: King Cobra 0 · Eagle 0.

The last page follows the whole animal — body plus home — not one bar chart.

Send this fight

A friend can read the same facts.

Also starring · Eagle

The stare. The beak. The national dramatic pause.

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