WHO WILL WIN?
King Cobra
HISS-HOOD
Grizzly Bear
WOOF-ROAR
THE SETUP

King Cobra vs Grizzly Bear

King Cobra
King Cobra
Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear

Pretend a king cobra and a grizzly bear 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

Grizzly Bear

Ursus arctos horribilis · A mountain with claws and a short temper.

Grizzly Bear
Home
North American mountains and rivers · Lives in North America
Food
Plants and meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Grizzly Bear is big.

Opportunist: fish, berries, and whatever did not get away.

Nose of the year.

Wants space.

  • Grizzly Bear is big and fast.
  • Berries, roots, moths, moose, and a whole river of fish.
  • They need space: forests, meadows, and streams with a buffet.

Family: Polar bears.

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

1.50 m

Grizzly Bear to scale

Grizzly Bear

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.

Grizzly Bear270 kg

Can stand taller than a classroom door on its hind legs.

King Cobra

0.50 m · 7 kg

King Cobra is small. 7 kg.

Grizzly Bear

1.50 m · 270 kg

Grizzly Bear is big. 270 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: Five-knife paws
  • Armor: Shoulder hump
  • Senses: Nose of the year.

Grizzly Bear · labeled field diagram

King Cobra100 psi bite
Grizzly Bear1200 psi bite

King Cobra

Hood-high venom fangs

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

Grizzly Bear

Five-knife paws

Tool: five-knife paws. Bite: 1,200 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
Grizzly Bear
56 km/h
King Cobra18 km/h
Grizzly Bear56 km/h

King Cobra

18 km/h

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

Grizzly Bear

56 km/h

Grizzly Bear can go 56 km/h. That is 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 CobraGrizzly BearBoth

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.

Grizzly Bear

This is home · Lives in North America

Grizzly Bear 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.
Grizzly Bear
Plants and meat · Opportunist: fish, berries, and whatever did not get away.

King Cobra

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

Mostly other snakes.

Grizzly Bear

Plants and meat · Opportunist: fish, berries, and whatever did not get away.

Berries, roots, moths, moose, and a whole river of fish.

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
Grizzly Bear
Lives alone
King Cobra8 grit /10
Grizzly Bear9 grit /10

King Cobra

Lives alone

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

Grizzly Bear

Lives alone

Wants space. Grit: 9/10.

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
Grizzly Bear
7/10
King Cobra5 brains /10
Grizzly Bear7 brains /10

King Cobra

5/10

Heat and chemical trail.

Grizzly Bear

7/10

Nose of the year.

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
Grizzly Bear
Ursus arctos horribilis

King Cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

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

Grizzly Bear

Ursus arctos horribilis

Polar bears.

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
Grizzly Bear
Salmon-Swipe Charge

King Cobra

Wobble Venom Warning

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

Grizzly Bear

Salmon-Swipe Charge

They can outrun a horse for a short, extremely convincing burst.

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 · Grizzly Bear 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

FWOOSH!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

KICK!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Grizzly Bear is heavier. King Cobra uses hood-high venom fangs. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

STOOMP!

SPECIAL MOVES

King Cobra tries the Wobble Venom Warning. Grizzly Bear tries the Salmon-Swipe Charge. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Grizzly Bear!

A STOMP

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

On forest, Grizzly Bear wins. Grizzly Bear is a lot heavier. King Cobra 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 1 · Grizzly Bear 4 · ties 3.

Your card: King Cobra 0 · Grizzly Bear 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.

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