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

Wolf vs King Cobra

Wolf
Wolf
King Cobra
King Cobra

Pretend a wolf and a king cobra 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

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.

Corner B

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.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

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

1.70 m

Grown-up

0.85 m

Wolf to scale

Wolf

0.50 m

King Cobra to scale

King Cobra

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

Wolf40 kg

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

King Cobra7 kg

Can stretch longer than a pickup truck, but no thicker than a grown-up's arm.

Wolf

0.85 m · 40 kg

Wolf is medium. 40 kg.

King Cobra

0.50 m · 7 kg

King Cobra is small. 7 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: Precision bone bite
  • Armor: Winter double-coat
  • Senses: Nose first, then ears.

Wolf · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Hood-high venom fangs
  • Armor: Scale slicker
  • Senses: Heat and chemical trail.

King Cobra · labeled field diagram

Wolf400 psi bite
King Cobra100 psi bite

Wolf

Precision bone bite

Tool: precision bone bite. Bite: 400 psi.

King Cobra

Hood-high venom fangs

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

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

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Wolf
55 km/h
King Cobra
18 km/h
Wolf55 km/h
King Cobra18 km/h

Wolf

55 km/h

Wolf can go 55 km/h. That is fast.

King Cobra

18 km/h

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

Meeting biome: forest. Colored land is where each animal actually lives.

Wolf

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

Wolf lives in places like forest.

King Cobra

This is home · Lives in Asia

King Cobra 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?

Wolf
Meat · Team chasers.
King Cobra
Meat · Snake-eater with a stand-up hood.

Wolf

Meat · Team chasers.

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

King Cobra

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

Mostly other snakes.

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.

Wolf
Hunts with a pack
King Cobra
Lives alone
Wolf9 grit /10
King Cobra8 grit /10

Wolf

Hunts with a pack

Cautious and coordinated. Grit: 9/10.

King Cobra

Lives alone

Alert, not cartoon-mean. 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?

Wolf
8/10
King Cobra
5/10
Wolf8 brains /10
King Cobra5 brains /10

Wolf

8/10

Nose first, then ears.

King Cobra

5/10

Heat and chemical trail.

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

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Wolf
Canis lupus
King Cobra
Ophiophagus hannah

Wolf

Canis lupus

Dogs.

King Cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

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

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?

Wolf
Pack-Howl Focus
King Cobra
Wobble Venom Warning

Wolf

Pack-Howl Focus

Even alone, a wolf thinks like a teammate.

King Cobra

Wobble Venom Warning

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

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: Wolf 0 · King Cobra 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

WHAM!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

WHOOSH!

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

ZING!

SPECIAL MOVES

Wolf tries the Pack-Howl Focus. King Cobra tries the Wobble Venom Warning. 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: Wolf 3 · King Cobra 3 · ties 2.

Your card: Wolf 0 · King Cobra 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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