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The Creatures of King Kong's Skull Island at Universal Orlando

The Creatures of King Kong's Skull Island at Universal Orlando

Published 10 May 2016 3 min read

Arachno-Claw

Creature type: Carnivorous six-legged spider

Habitat: The swampy underworld of Skull Island's gloomy and treacherous caves

Feeding habits: Typically scavenges injured or dead creatures from the murky swamps but will attack if hungry

Method of attack: Uses its crab-like claws to crush its prey before feasting on the remains

Chance of Survival: 70% as long as you're not injured

Skull Island Reign of Kong Creatures

Carnictis

Creature type: Colossal eyeless slug

Habitat: Dwells in crannies all over the island

Feeding habits: Will slowly feed on stuck, injured or dead creatures on Skull Island

Method of attack: Chomps up injured creatures with its gaping tentacled mouth, ringed with rows of jagged, sharp teeth

Chance of Survival: 80%. Carnictis is slow, so as long as your vehicle doesn't break down you could outrun it

Skull Island Reign of Kong Creatures

Decarnocimex

Creature type: Huge armoured scorpion/ant hybrid

Habitat: The great caves that form a network across the whole island

Feeding habits: Indiscriminately attacks anything smaller than itself that crosses its path

Method of attack: Decarnocimex has bladed forearms and razor-sharp mandibles. Aggressive and large, it does not stop fighting until badly injured

Chance of Survival: 40%. Your best chance is to avoid their sharpened talons

Terapusmordax

Creature type: Giant mutated bat with a wingspan of up to 10 feet

Habitat: The interior caverns of Skull Island

Feeding habits: The Terapusmordax lives in colonies and seems to attack more for fun than food

Method of attack: Easily provoked, the Terapusmordax swoops down to spear its victim with its lethal talons and then bites into them using its huge fangs

Chance of Survival: 30%. Once you're grabbed, there's no way out alive

Skull Island Reign of Kong Creatures

Vastatosaurus rex

Creature type: Largest carnivorous dinosaur on Skull Island

Habitat: Dwells in the darkened, dense jungles of the island

Feeding habits: V. rex stalks its prey until ready to launch a terrifying attack

Method of attack: V. rex charges straight for its prey, and can easily change direction at high speeds to catch up with it. When caught, it rips straight into its prey with sharpened and bloody teeth

Chance of Survival: 10%. By the time you see V. rex, it's already too late

Skull Island Reign of Kong Creatures

KONG

Creature type: Some kind of massive gorilla

Habitat: Unknown. Explorers have set out to find it, but none have returned

Feeding habits: Unknown, possibly feeds on smaller island creatures

Method of attack: Unknown; Kong is known to be freakishly strong but scientists don't know any more

Chance of Survival: Unknown, possibly depends on your age, gender and hairstyle

Skull Island Reign of Kong Creatures

Visit King Kong's Island at Universal's Islands of Adventure

With all you've learned about Skull Island's savage inhabitants, only the brave will want to visit. Head to Universal's Islands of Adventure if you're ready to sacrifice it all in the name of discovery!

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