WHO WILL WIN?
King Cobra
HISS-HOOD
Velociraptor
SKREEE
THE SETUP

King Cobra vs Velociraptor

King Cobra
King Cobra
Velociraptor
Velociraptor

Pretend they meet in forest. Dinosaurs lived long ago. Look at the facts. Then you pick.

Would they meet?

No. King Cobra and Velociraptor did not live at the same time. This meeting is pretend.

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

Velociraptor

Velociraptor mongoliensis · Turkey-sized, feathered, and scientifically not a movie extra.

Velociraptor
Home
Late Cretaceous dunes of Mongolia · Lived in Asia long ago
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Velociraptor is small.

Sickle-claw pinner of small prey.

Sharp-eyed, quick-headed.

Fierce for a turkey.

  • Velociraptor is small and fast.
  • Small animals, maybe Protoceratops.
  • Mongolian desert dunes, not a jungle gym.

Family: Birds, Deinonychus, and the other dromaeosaurs.

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

0.50 m

Velociraptor to scale

Velociraptor

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.

Velociraptor15 kg

About as heavy as a big turkey or a small dog. Hip-tall to a first grader.

King Cobra

0.50 m · 7 kg

King Cobra is small. 7 kg.

Velociraptor

0.50 m · 15 kg

Velociraptor is small. 15 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: Sickle toe-claw
  • Armor: Feather coat
  • Senses: Sharp-eyed, quick-headed.

Velociraptor · labeled field diagram

King Cobra100 psi bite
Velociraptor200 psi bite

King Cobra

Hood-high venom fangs

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

Velociraptor

Sickle toe-claw

Tool: sickle toe-claw. Bite: 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
Velociraptor
40 km/h
King Cobra18 km/h
Velociraptor40 km/h

King Cobra

18 km/h

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

Velociraptor

40 km/h

Velociraptor can go 40 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 CobraVelociraptorBoth

Meeting biome: forest. Colored land is fossil range for dinosaurs and living range for zoo animals.

King Cobra

This is home · Lives in Asia

King Cobra lives in places like forest.

Velociraptor

Can handle it · Lived in Asia long ago

Velociraptor's home is the late cretaceous dunes of mongolia, not forest.

No. King Cobra and Velociraptor did not live at the same time. This meeting is pretend.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

King Cobra
Meat · Snake-eater with a stand-up hood.
Velociraptor
Meat · Sickle-claw pinner of small prey.

King Cobra

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

Mostly other snakes.

Velociraptor

Meat · Sickle-claw pinner of small prey.

Small animals, maybe Protoceratops.

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
Velociraptor
Lives alone
King Cobra8 grit /10
Velociraptor7 grit /10

King Cobra

Lives alone

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

Velociraptor

Lives alone

Fierce for a turkey. 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
Velociraptor
6/10
King Cobra5 brains /10
Velociraptor6 brains /10

King Cobra

5/10

Heat and chemical trail.

Velociraptor

6/10

Sharp-eyed, quick-headed.

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
Velociraptor
Velociraptor mongoliensis

King Cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

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

Velociraptor

Velociraptor mongoliensis

Birds, Deinonychus, and the other dromaeosaurs.

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
Velociraptor
Feather-Dash Pin

King Cobra

Wobble Venom Warning

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

Velociraptor

Feather-Dash Pin

Fast, smart for a dinosaur, and about the size of a turkey.

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 · Velociraptor 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

FWOOSH!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

KICK!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Velociraptor 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. Velociraptor tries the Feather-Dash Pin. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Velociraptor!

A SQUEAKER · UNDERDOG

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

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

Your card: King Cobra 0 · Velociraptor 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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