King cobra vs. Mulga snake - Battle of the deadly snakes

The King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is the longest venomous snake in the world and the Mulga snake (Pseudechis australis) is the largest venomous snake of Australia. Both species have huge venom yields and they prey upon other snakes. Both the King cobra and the Mulga snake /King brown snake are very powerful. But which one is deadlier? In this video we use 5 categories to find out who would win a hypothetical battle between these deadly snakes! We compare the behavior, size, speed, venom and also how difficult it is to handle these snakes.

Remember that snakes are never aggressive, only defensive if they feel threatened! Calm handler = calm snake.

[rebeccarilk]

James Andy Vanover here. You guys have some awesome videos.

[lewashcliffe]

Amazing video, as always! You are both a lot braver than me in handling both those animals. Thanks for your continued education for all!

[johnschlesinger]

"The most dangerous snake is the one that just bit you" - Viperkeeper, Al Coritz. That guy knows venomous snakes.

[SnakeHunting]

Love the vids. Keep up the great work.

[dsw-fbmp]

I agree with the verdict, the King wins. But, for me, I think it’s the King’s intelligence that makes the difference.

[prahladnatchu]

Fabulous video of two most deadliest 🐍 🐍

[bernardmarsh]

Big hello from Bali Reptile Reacue again. Another great Vid. Who did you the filming with for the Mulga, was it Rex in Alice Springs?

[Boozoobajou]

Living Zoology you always do great comparisons.
I agree with you the King Cobra only because of its size but it would be no pushover the two snakes of comparable size would be a much more interesting contest. One advantage the Mulga has is it can strike faster holds on and delivers equally large amounts of venom. We know both snakes are immune to the most lethal neurotoxins of the Elapidae although snakes from a different geographical area may not be immune to each other's venom whether the Mulga is immune to the KCs venom may be debatable but is the KC able to tolerate massive doses of highly potent mycotoxins, cytotoxins, hemotoxins, and other compounds in the venom?
It may be the case that both snakes end up dead.

[jigglypuffpuff]

When I was a child a kid in my class brought a live brown snake (which is more poisonous then the king brown a.k.a mulga snake) to school on the bus in a box. His dad apparently caught it whilst gardening after finding it nesting near his house . He showed the class the snake for morning news and then the teacher put it in its box on the shelf until home time when the kid took it back home and let it go. This was in the late 80's and I guess this would be frowned upon these days .

[Arthion]

It's a bit sad that people fear the King so much when in reality it has a pretty good temperament coupled with their intelligence. Like with any snake, just leave it be and it will leave you be.

[Plotyyy]

Thank you for this comprehensive comparison.

[Kooolram]

Nice video. No jarring background music. No voice over. Only facts.

[bobyoung]

Another excellent presentation. Thank you!

[LOVLYSHERY]

Thank you Guys for your beautiful hardWork
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king cobra'S attacking videoS

[victorcarbino]

King Cobras are the toughest snakes alive.

[slimegod]

The battle of the Titans great video let’s give around of applause for the cameraman! 🫡

[waimeaguyz]

I'd never wear short pants handling any of these deadly snakes.

[phil]

Where in Australia did you shoot this footage? Nice vid btw!

[jaishrikrishna]

बहुत अच्छी वीडियो बनाया गया है दोनों साप बहुत सुंदर है पर मेरा एशिया का किंग कोबरा ब्बहुत सुंदर है

[Absilon]

Large is an understatement for the King Cobra whose scientific name actually means snake eater. King Cobra will devour the mulga in a short time.