WHO WILL WIN?
King Cobra
HISS-HOOD
Leopard
RASP-GROWL
THE SETUP

King Cobra vs Leopard

King Cobra
King Cobra
Leopard
Leopard

Pretend a king cobra and a leopard 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

Leopard

Panthera pardus · The spotted ghost of the treetops.

Leopard
Home
African and Asian woodland · Lives in Africa / Asia
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Leopard is medium.

Ambush, then haul dinner up a tree.

Night specialist.

Secretive and bold.

  • Leopard is medium and fast.
  • Antelope, monkeys, birds — leopards are not picky, just sneaky.
  • They live just about everywhere a tree or a rocky hideout exists.

Family: Lion, tiger, jaguar — the roaring cousins with different fashion.

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

0.70 m

Leopard to scale

Leopard

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.

Leopard60 kg

About as heavy as a fifth-grader, with much better climbing grades.

King Cobra

0.50 m · 7 kg

King Cobra is small. 7 kg.

Leopard

0.70 m · 60 kg

Leopard is medium. 60 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: Tree-drag canines
  • Armor: Spot camouflage
  • Senses: Night specialist.

Leopard · labeled field diagram

King Cobra100 psi bite
Leopard310 psi bite

King Cobra

Hood-high venom fangs

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

Leopard

Tree-drag canines

Tool: tree-drag canines. Bite: 310 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
Leopard
58 km/h
King Cobra18 km/h
Leopard58 km/h

King Cobra

18 km/h

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

Leopard

58 km/h

Leopard can go 58 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 CobraLeopardBoth

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.

Leopard

This is home · Lives in Africa / Asia

Leopard 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.
Leopard
Meat · Ambush, then haul dinner up a tree.

King Cobra

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

Mostly other snakes.

Leopard

Meat · Ambush, then haul dinner up a tree.

Antelope, monkeys, birds — leopards are not picky, just sneaky.

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
Leopard
Lives alone
King Cobra8 grit /10
Leopard8 grit /10

King Cobra

Lives alone

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

Leopard

Lives alone

Secretive and bold. Grit: 8/10.

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
Leopard
7/10
King Cobra5 brains /10
Leopard7 brains /10

King Cobra

5/10

Heat and chemical trail.

Leopard

7/10

Night specialist.

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
Leopard
Panthera pardus

King Cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

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

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Lion, tiger, jaguar — the roaring cousins with different fashion.

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
Leopard
Ambush from Above

King Cobra

Wobble Venom Warning

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

Leopard

Ambush from Above

They hunt at night and drop from branches like spotted lightning.

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 · Leopard 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

THWACK!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SLAM!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

POW!

SPECIAL MOVES

King Cobra tries the Wobble Venom Warning. Leopard tries the Ambush from Above. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Leopard!

A STOMP

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

On forest, Leopard wins. Leopard 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 3 · Leopard 4 · ties 1.

Your card: King Cobra 0 · Leopard 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.

Victory lap · Leopard

Cubs. Spots. The next rumble starts in twenty years.

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