Which reptile would win in a fight?

Armored jaws against venom, coils against claws: every matchup here is a bar argument with teeth. The heavyweights are obvious, the upsets are not.

1. 1
   Saltwater crocodile

   The largest living reptile, an ambush predator of Indo-Pacific estuaries with the strongest measured bite of any animal.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Nile crocodile

   Africa's largest crocodilian, a river hunter that takes buffalo and zebra at the water's edge.
   926pts
3. 3
   Nile monitor

   A big aggressive African lizard with sharp claws, a whipping tail and a crushing bite.
   774pts
4. 4
   Perentie

   Australia's largest monitor lizard, a fast desert hunter that whips with its tail.
   741pts
5. 5
   Alligator snapping turtle

   A prehistoric-looking freshwater turtle with a hooked beak and a bite that can take off fingers.
   611pts
6. 6
   Inland taipan

   The most venomous snake on Earth, an Australian desert dweller whose single bite could kill dozens of people.
   611pts
7. 7
   King cobra

   The longest venomous snake, a snake-eater that rears up and delivers enough venom to kill an elephant.
   529pts
8. 8
   Black mamba

   Africa's fastest and most feared snake, striking repeatedly with a rapidly lethal neurotoxic venom.
   529pts
9. 9
   Green anaconda

   The heaviest snake alive, a South American constrictor that crushes caimans and capybaras in the water.
   433pts
10. 10
    Burmese python

    A giant constrictor from Southeast Asia, now a top invasive predator in the Florida Everglades.
    433pts
11. 11
    Reticulated python

    The longest snake in the world, a Southeast Asian constrictor with a record of swallowing large prey.
    433pts
12. 12
    Gila monster

    A stocky venomous lizard of the American Southwest that clamps on and chews venom into a bite.
    317pts
13. 13
    American alligator

    The heavy-jawed crocodilian of the southeastern United States, armored, powerful and at home in swamps and rivers.
    317pts
14. 14
    Komodo dragon

    The world's largest lizard, a venomous Indonesian predator that brings down deer and water buffalo.
    0pts
15. 15
    Black caiman

    The Amazon's largest predator, a dark-armored crocodilian that hunts capybaras and even jaguars.
    0pts
16. 16
    Gharial

    A slender-snouted Indian crocodilian built for catching fish rather than fighting.
    0pts
17. 17
    Leatherback sea turtle

    The largest turtle, a half-ton ocean wanderer with a ridged leathery shell instead of a hard one.
    0pts
18. 18
    Galapagos tortoise

    A giant island tortoise that can weigh over 400 kilograms, protected by a thick domed shell.
    0pts

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