Would a king cobra kill a bushmaster snake?

Answer 1

A king cobra against a bushmaster would be a very tough fight. I would have to do the pro's, and cons of this duel. For one the advantage goes to the king cobra for being the longest venomous snake in the world averaging 12 to 15 ft. and sometimes reaching it's maxium length of 18 ft. He is very bulky which gives him strength, and he packs a mean punch when he bites, so his venom is quite. He is not the most posinous snake there is, but his size makes his venom glands give large amounts of venom. A very nasty competitor, and the crown goes to the king cobra also, for being a superb snake eater. He is even known to take down smaller reticulated pythons, within his size range, around 9 to 12 feet. Now the bushmaster is also a very nasty snake. He has been known to be very aggressive. He also, is very large in size, averaging about 9 to 10 feet. His maximum length is 12 ft. making him the largest viper in the world, out sizing his cousin, the eastern diamond back by about 4 ft. He is the next to behing the black mamba in size making him the 3rd longest venomous snake on the planet. He is not a snake eater like the king, but will fight other snakes over terriotory, food, as well as his own kind for mating. He has a very quick strike, which will give him a slight advantage over the king cobra. He will actually go into deep combat with other bushmasters to mate with the female bushmaster. He is also bulky, and his venom is highly potent. He has been tested to be very toxic. His vemom is more damaging, than that of the king cobra, which gives him the advantage, as well. It would be one hell of a fight. I would say whoever got the first bite in would become the winner, because both are capable snake fighters, and highly venomous. The king cobra would probably, use his size, and may be able to over power the bushmaster, but if the bushmaster get's that 1st strike in, then it's lights out for the king. If the king cobra gets his 1st bite in, then the master will "master no more". Of course, we all know if the King Cobra wins then the Bushmaster will be the kings meal. If the bushmaster wins, he will just leave the king cobra's dead body. If they both bit each other at the same time, if thats possible, they both would be goners, because neither snake is immune to the other ones venom. That would be double/tragedy if that were to happen. The King Cobra, has (size, and power) on his side. The Bushmaster has (quickness, aggression, and more potent venom) on his side. Me personally, I believe the King Cobra would probably come out on on top, but you never know. It would be like the Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier of the snake world. One hell of a battle.