WHO WILL WIN?
King Cobra
HISS-HOOD
Wolf
AWOOOOO
THE SETUP

King Cobra vs Wolf

King Cobra
King Cobra
Wolf
Wolf

Pretend a king cobra and a wolf 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

Wolf

Canis lupus · Team captain of the wild.

Wolf
Home
Forests, tundra, and mountains · Lives in North America / Asia / Europe
Food
Meat
Group
Hunts with a pack
Size
Wolf is medium.

Team chasers.

Nose first, then ears.

Cautious and coordinated.

  • Wolf is medium and fast.
  • Deer, moose, hares — whatever the pack can out-think.
  • They roam huge territories and sing to keep the family map updated.

Family: Dogs.

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

0.85 m

Wolf to scale

Wolf

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.

Wolf40 kg

Like a very large dog that skipped every obedience class on purpose.

King Cobra

0.50 m · 7 kg

King Cobra is small. 7 kg.

Wolf

0.85 m · 40 kg

Wolf is medium. 40 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: Precision bone bite
  • Armor: Winter double-coat
  • Senses: Nose first, then ears.

Wolf · labeled field diagram

King Cobra100 psi bite
Wolf400 psi bite

King Cobra

Hood-high venom fangs

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

Wolf

Precision bone bite

Tool: precision bone bite. 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
Wolf
55 km/h
King Cobra18 km/h
Wolf55 km/h

King Cobra

18 km/h

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

Wolf

55 km/h

Wolf can go 55 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 CobraWolfBoth

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.

Wolf

This is home · Lives in North America / Asia / Europe

Wolf 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.
Wolf
Meat · Team chasers.

King Cobra

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

Mostly other snakes.

Wolf

Meat · Team chasers.

Deer, moose, hares — whatever the pack can out-think.

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
Wolf
Hunts with a pack
King Cobra8 grit /10
Wolf9 grit /10

King Cobra

Lives alone

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

Wolf

Hunts with a pack

Cautious and coordinated. 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
Wolf
8/10
King Cobra5 brains /10
Wolf8 brains /10

King Cobra

5/10

Heat and chemical trail.

Wolf

8/10

Nose first, then ears.

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
Wolf
Canis lupus

King Cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

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

Wolf

Canis lupus

Dogs.

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
Wolf
Pack-Howl Focus

King Cobra

Wobble Venom Warning

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

Wolf

Pack-Howl Focus

Even alone, a wolf thinks like a teammate.

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 · Wolf 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

FWOOSH!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

KICK!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Wolf 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. Wolf tries the Pack-Howl Focus. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Wolf!

A CLEAR PICK

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

On forest, Wolf wins. Wolf 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 · Wolf 3 · ties 2.

Your card: King Cobra 0 · Wolf 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 · Wolf

Howl check. The Denali sound system still works.

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