While king cobras don't have the sheer biting power of lions, their bite delivers a nasty dose of deadly venom. Ultimately, the lion would be able to ambush the king cobra and attack it with enough force to kill it, probably before the snake could react or bite.
Mongoose
Mongooses are noted for their audacious attacks on highly venomous snakes, such as king cobras. The Mongoose is a snake killer by nature. These small mammals have some immunity to cobra venom, so they are one of the most successful animals that hunt cobras.
Do lions survive a cobra bite? Not usually but sometimes they can. It really depends on the amount of venom injected, and the size and health of the lion. If a cobra bite is able to kill a small or even medium size elephant (rare but possible) then a lion would be far more likely to die.
Lions can be killed by an eastern diamondback rattlesnake due to its poison. Lions usually hunt in prides, relying on group strength and skill to take down large prey (as big as wildebeests!). Snakes, even if they're long and meaty, aren't of particular interest to them.
mongoose, any of nearly three dozen species of small bold predatory carnivores found mainly in Africa but also in southern Asia and southern Europe. Mongooses are noted for their audacious attacks on highly venomous snakes such as king cobras.
2. King Cobras Fear the Mongoose. Mongooses are noted for their audacious attacks on highly venomous snakes, such as king cobras. The mongoose preys on the king cobra, and they do so very successfully.
The snake's biggest enemy is the mongoose, which is quick enough to dart in and bite the back of the cobra's neck before the snake can defend itself.
Nope. The snake had no hope against a healthy adult lion. The green beast might be able to take down slender jaguars, but large lions are another story. This animal battle is a win for team kitty!
Which Predator Is the Champion? The lion is the winner! Pythons are powerful predators but no match for the mighty lion. If this snake were venomous, it'd only have to land one strike to win the fight.
Given that tigers are very agile and fast on land, they'd likely be able to dodge the anaconda with ease. Their natural instinct of biting the back of the snake would also be an advantage.
The hedgehog (Erinaceidae), the mongoose (Herpestidae), the honey badger (Mellivora capensis) and the opossum are known to be immune to a dose of snake venom.
They are both highly aggressive creatures, so a prolonged fight could be brutal. Even then, the lion would probably come out on top, making up for its relative lack of stamina with sheer power. A lion has a good chance of killing a gorilla in a one-on-one fight. The only thing is that a lion rarely fights alone.
For one thing, the lion only needs one bite to completely kill the king cobra. With a running start, it could easily snatch up the snake in its paws and bite its head off before the snake could react. Even if both animals started the fight without an ambush, the lion would still win this battle.
The average human is faster than a king cobra on land. A king cobra can slither at about 5 mph over short distances. The average human can walk at 3 mph and run up to 8 mph. Yet, the fastest person alive can run at speeds of 27.5 mph, but only during a sprint.
The inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) is considered the most venomous snake in the world with a murine LD 50 value of 0.025 mg/kg SC. Ernst and Zug et al. 1996 list a value of 0.01 mg/kg SC, which makes it the most venomous snake in the world in their study too.
The king cobra is the largest snake in the world and the Komodo dragon is the largest lizard. Both reptiles have very different styles of attacking prey. A Komodo dragon would overpower a king cobra in a fight.
Elephants and rhinos are the animals most likely to kill lions. The humble porcupine is a threat to mighty lions. A crocodile is an animal that will attempt to prey on lions.
There have been instances in which lions have been killed by giraffe, buffalo, kudu, snakes and even porcupines.
A bear would win a fight against a lion. Bears have the advantage in just about every aspect, from size to offensive capabilities. The only time that a lion would win is if it managed to sneak up and ambush a bear, leaping onto it and biting into its head with such power that it shattered the skill.
A lion would win a fight against a Komodo dragon. Lions are larger and heavier and have something that the Komodo dragon lacks: the ability to kill their enemy with a single blow.
Even in the cases of a large anaconda, a gorilla is so powerful that it would probably crush the anaconda's skull and end the threat before the anaconda could completely wrap around it. Gorillas are fast and ferocious in combat, so it's hard for a snake to take them by surprise and meaningfully attack them.
Threats. At the top of the food chain, adult anacondas have no natural predators. The biggest threat to their survival is human fear; many anacondas are killed by people worried that the enormous snake will attack.
Yet, the reticulated python - the world's longest and heaviest snake - remained constricted around the king cobra and killed the cobra while too being dead.
Most Venomous Animal in the World to Humans: Inland Taipan Snake. One bite from an inland taipan snake has enough venom to kill 100 adult people. One bite from an inland taipan snake has enough venom to kill 100 adult people! By volume, it's the most venomous animal in the world to humans.
Although the king cobra is undoubtedly a very dangerous snake, it prefers to escape unless it is provoked. Despite its aggressive reputation, the king cobra is actually much more cautious than many smaller snakes. The cobra only attacks people when it is cornered, in self-defense or to protect its eggs.