WHO WILL WIN?
T. rex
RAAWR
Python
Sss-WRAP
THE SETUP

T. rex vs Python

T. rex
T. rex
Python
Python

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

Would they meet?

No. T. rex and Python 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

T. rex

Tyrannosaurus rex · The banana-toothed bone cruiser.

T. rex
Home
Late Cretaceous floodplains of western North America · Lived in North America long ago
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
T. rex is giant.

Giant bite-and-pull hunter.

A huge smelling system and eyes that faced more forward than most dinosaurs.

Top of a vanished food web.

  • T. rex is giant and not very fast.
  • Horned dinosaurs, duckbills, leftover carcasses — a giant meat-eater that did not skip free calories.
  • Fossils come from places like Hell Creek: forests, rivers, and floodplains about 66 million years ago.

Family: Birds!

Corner B

Python

Malayopython reticulatus · A patterned squeeze machine with patience.

Python
Home
Southeast Asian forests · Lives in Asia
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Python is medium.

Ambush constrictor.

Heat pits on some pythons.

Sit-and-wait.

  • Python is medium and slow.
  • Mammals and birds.
  • Rainforest and farmland edges, often near water.

Family: Other pythons — the Old World constrictor club.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

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

1.70 m

Grown-up

3.7 m

T. rex to scale

T. rex

0.35 m

Python to scale

Python

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

T. rex8,200 kg

Hip-tall as a basketball hoop, heavier than an African elephant, longer than a school bus.

Python75 kg

Can stretch longer than a bus. Please do not try to use one as a jump rope.

T. rex

3.7 m · 8,200 kg

T. rex is giant. 8,200 kg.

Python

0.35 m · 75 kg

Python is medium. 75 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: Banana-sized bone shears
  • Armor: Thick skull and a neck like a crane
  • Senses: A huge smelling system and eyes that faced more forward than most dinosaurs.

T. rex · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Reticulated coils
  • Armor: Geometric hide
  • Senses: Heat pits on some pythons.

Python · labeled field diagram

T. rex8000 psi bite
Python150 psi bite

T. rex

Banana-sized bone shears

Tool: banana-sized bone shears. Bite: 8,000 psi.

Python

Reticulated coils

Tool: reticulated coils. Bite: 150 psi.

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

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

T. rex
20 km/h
Python
5 km/h
T. rex20 km/h
Python5 km/h

T. rex

20 km/h

T. rex can go 20 km/h. That is not very fast.

Python

5 km/h

Python can go 5 km/h. That is slow.

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
T. rexPythonBoth

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

T. rex

This is home · Lived in North America long ago

T. rex lives in places like forest.

Python

This is home · Lives in Asia

Python lives in places like forest.

No. T. rex and Python did not live at the same time. This meeting is pretend.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

T. rex
Meat · Giant bite-and-pull hunter.
Python
Meat · Ambush constrictor.

T. rex

Meat · Giant bite-and-pull hunter.

Horned dinosaurs, duckbills, leftover carcasses — a giant meat-eater that did not skip free calories.

Python

Meat · Ambush constrictor.

Mammals and birds.

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.

T. rex
Lives alone
Python
Lives alone
T. rex9 grit /10
Python7 grit /10

T. rex

Lives alone

Top of a vanished food web. Grit: 9/10.

Python

Lives alone

Sit-and-wait. 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?

T. rex
5/10
Python
4/10
T. rex5 brains /10
Python4 brains /10

T. rex

5/10

A huge smelling system and eyes that faced more forward than most dinosaurs.

Python

4/10

Heat pits on some pythons.

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

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

T. rex
Tyrannosaurus rex
Python
Malayopython reticulatus

T. rex

Tyrannosaurus rex

Birds!

Python

Malayopython reticulatus

Other pythons — the Old World constrictor club.

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?

T. rex
Bone-Crunch Clamp
Python
Puzzle-Wrap Hold

T. rex

Bone-Crunch Clamp

T.

Python

Puzzle-Wrap Hold

Heat pits in the face find warm animals in the dark.

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: T. rex 0 · Python 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

SKREEE!

THEY MEET

T. rex runs first. Python does not race. They wait in forest.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

CHOMP!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

T. rex is heavier. Python uses reticulated coils. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SNAP!

SPECIAL MOVES

T. rex tries the Bone-Crunch Clamp. Python tries the Puzzle-Wrap Hold. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

T. rex!

A STOMP

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

On forest, T. rex wins. T. rex is a lot heavier. Python 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: T. rex 7 · Python 0 · ties 1.

Your card: T. rex 0 · Python 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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