🦅 Andean condor vs King cobra 🐍
The king cobra is about 3 times as long as the andean condor.
Getting the animals ready…
| Row | 🦅 Andean condor | 🐍 King cobra |
|---|---|---|
| Size The king cobra is about 3 times as long as the andean condor. | 3.2 to 4.2 ft98 cm to 1.3 m1 | 10 to 12 ft3.1 to 3.7 m2 |
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight We don't have a checked number for the king cobra yet. | 17 to 33 lb7.7 to 15 kg1 | no checked number yet |
| Lives The andean condor usually lives about 3 times as long as the king cobra. | 50 years50 years1 | 17 years17 years2 |
| Eats Both eat meat. | animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits | mostly other snakes |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America | forests, bamboo thickets and swamps near streams, from northern India to southern China |
Which one? Andean condor or king cobra
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the andean condor or the king cobra yet, so there is no race.
We only race. Real animals mostly avoid each other. A race is the only fair contest: who reaches the tree first, by top speed. Our face-off books compare real numbers, and nobody gets hurt.
9 things to know about Andean condor vs King cobra
- The andean condor: A huge black vulture with the longest wings of any land bird.
- The king cobra: A very long snake that eats mostly other snakes.
- They are different kinds of animal. The andean condor is a bird, so it has feathers and lays eggs; the king cobra is a reptile, so it has scaly skin.
- The king cobra is about 3 times as long as the andean condor: 2 against 1.
- The andean condor usually lives about 3 times as long as the king cobra. Usual lifespans: 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the king cobra.
- Both eat meat. The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits; the king cobra eats mostly other snakes.
- The andean condor lives in mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America. The king cobra lives in forests, bamboo thickets and swamps near streams, from northern India to southern China. They can live in the same kind of place.
- The andean condor: needs help (Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List). 3
- The king cobra: needs help (Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List). 4
Wow facts
🦅 Andean condor
- An Andean condor has the longest wings of any land bird.
- It can travel a very long way in a day.
- It cleans up animals that have already died.
🐍 King cobra
- A king cobra eats mostly other snakes.
- It is longer than most grown-ups are tall.
- It lives near streams in forests, bamboo and swamps.
Questions kids ask about Andean condor and King cobra
Which is bigger, andean condor or king cobra?
The king cobra is about 3 times as long as the andean condor: 2 against 1.
Which is heavier, andean condor or king cobra?
We only have a checked weight for the andean condor: 1. Scientists are still working out the other.
Which lives longer, andean condor or king cobra?
The andean condor usually lives about 3 times as long as the king cobra. Usual lifespans: 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the king cobra.
What do andean condor and king cobra eat?
Both eat meat. The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits; the king cobra eats mostly other snakes.
Where do andean condor and king cobra live?
The andean condor lives in mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America. The king cobra lives in forests, bamboo thickets and swamps near streams, from northern India to southern China. They can live in the same kind of place.
Do andean condors eat king cobras?
The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits. King cobras are not in that list, which comes from its page. And the king cobra is about 3 times as long as the andean condor.
Do king cobras eat andean condors?
The king cobra eats mostly other snakes. Andean condors are not in that list, which comes from its page.
Who would win, andean condor or king cobra?
We never show fights, because a fight is not a fair way to compare animals. They can share the same kind of place, and real animals mostly keep out of each other's way. What we can compare is how big, how heavy, how fast, how long they live and what they eat, as above.
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The link carries only the two animals’ names: peabody.kids/animals/compare/andean-condor-vs-king-cobra
Where these numbers come from
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Animal Diversity Web: Vultur gryphus (Andean condor), checked 10 November 2026.
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Animal Diversity Web: Ophiophagus hannah (king cobra), checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.