🐍 King cobra vs Red fox 🦊
The king cobra is about 3 times as long as the red fox.
Getting the animals ready…
| Row | 🐍 King cobra | 🦊 Red fox |
|---|---|---|
| Size The king cobra is about 3 times as long as the red fox. | 10 to 12 ft3.1 to 3.7 m1 | 3.6 ft1.1 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. | no checked number yet | 9 to 11 lb4.1 to 5 kg3 |
| Lives The king cobra usually lives about 5 times as long as the red fox. | 17 years17 years1 | 3 to 4 years3 to 4 years4 |
| Eats The king cobra eats meat; the red fox eats plants and animals. | mostly other snakes | mice, rabbits, birds, insects, fruit and berries |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | forests, bamboo thickets and swamps near streams, from northern India to southern China | most of the Northern Hemisphere, from forests and farms to city parks |
Which one? King cobra or red fox
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the king cobra or the red fox 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 King cobra vs Red fox
- The king cobra: A very long snake that eats mostly other snakes.
- The red fox: A red fox can hear a mouse squeaking under deep snow.
- They are different kinds of animal. The king cobra is a reptile, so it has scaly skin; the red fox is a mammal, so it breathes air with lungs and feeds its babies milk.
- The king cobra is about 3 times as long as the red fox: 1 against 2.
- The king cobra usually lives about 5 times as long as the red fox. Usual lifespans: 1 for the king cobra and 4 for the red fox.
- The king cobra eats mostly other snakes. The red fox eats mice, rabbits, birds, insects, fruit and berries.
- The king cobra lives in forests, bamboo thickets and swamps near streams, from northern India to southern China. The red fox lives in most of the Northern Hemisphere, from forests and farms to city parks. They can live in the same kind of place.
- The king cobra: needs help (Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List). 5
- The red fox: doing fine (Least Concern on the IUCN Red List). 6
Wow facts
🐍 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.
🦊 Red fox
- A red fox has pupils shaped like slits, like a cat's.
- Red fox kits are born with brownish-gray fur, and the red coat comes later.
- Red foxes live in cities, forests, farms and even deserts.
Questions kids ask about King cobra and Red fox
Which is bigger, king cobra or red fox?
The king cobra is about 3 times as long as the red fox: 1 against 2.
Which is heavier, king cobra or red fox?
We only have a checked weight for the red fox: 3. Scientists are still working out the other.
Which lives longer, king cobra or red fox?
The king cobra usually lives about 5 times as long as the red fox. Usual lifespans: 1 for the king cobra and 4 for the red fox.
What do king cobra and red fox eat?
The king cobra eats mostly other snakes. The red fox eats mice, rabbits, birds, insects, fruit and berries.
Where do king cobra and red fox live?
The king cobra lives in forests, bamboo thickets and swamps near streams, from northern India to southern China. The red fox lives in most of the Northern Hemisphere, from forests and farms to city parks. They can live in the same kind of place.
Do king cobras eat red foxes?
The king cobra eats mostly other snakes. Red foxes are not in that list, which comes from its page.
Who would win, king cobra or red fox?
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.
📤 Share this pair
The link carries only the two animals’ names: peabody.kids/animals/compare/king-cobra-vs-red-fox
Where these numbers come from
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Animal Diversity Web: Ophiophagus hannah (king cobra), checked 10 November 2026.
- National Park Service, Yellowstone, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service (The Clever Red Fox), checked 30 October 2026.
- USDA Forest Service, Fire Effects Information System, checked 30 October 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 30 October 2026.