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The Cobra King's Contract

A small male snake shifter masks his scent with a fake mating perfume to survive winter beside a king cobra who has already seen through him but pretends not to.

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Winter on the shifter grounds is brutal, and Tavi — a small male snake — buys a trick female mating scent to mask his own and find a large, warm male to shelter with until spring. He latches onto Soren, a king cobra that eats other snakes, assuming the disguise held. Soren has noticed, but plays along, and Tavi leans on him as a heated blanket through the cold. A vanished night and a leaked photo later, the two have to face the public as a couple before the story runs away from them.

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Episodes35
LanguageEnglish original
SubtitlesEnglish
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About the show

Source: YourChannel official drama page & player — editorial coverage based on the opening arc; series details verified 27 Oct 2026.

Episode one sets up the winter trick. Tavi explains his own situation plainly: he is male, so he cannot be anyone's wife, and the winter was brutal. A friend sold him a trick female mating scent — one dab masks his real scent for a day so he can find a big, warm male to shelter with. Three easy days pass before he runs into a king cobra, the species that eats other snakes. The king cobra looks him over and delivers the dry verdict that he is cute, but a terrible actor.

Episode five stays on the disguise. Tavi reasons that shifters do not judge sex by human form; scent is what gives them away, and as long as the mask holds he is safe. He struggles with his new human legs after only ten minutes of wearing them, and keeps using Soren as a heated blanket without apology. His plan is simple: stay close just until spring, then leave before Soren smells the truth underneath.

Episode ten brings the reunion after Tavi disappeared. He had slipped away because he was scared and did not want to ruin Soren's life, but Soren makes the rule clear: next time he comes find him, even if it causes trouble, especially then. A broken phone cannot erase the photos, which synced to the cloud before the screen cracked, and now everyone wants to know who Tavi is. The two decide to control the story before others do, and the official version puts them together as dating.

Meet the characters

Tavi — The small male snake shifter hiding his scent through winter
Tavi
The small male snake shifter hiding his scent through winter

Light-haired, quick-talking, and smaller than the shifters around him, Tavi survives the cold with a borrowed mating scent and a plan to leave before spring. He keeps treating Soren like a warm blanket and a shelter, even while he tells himself the arrangement is temporary. His disappearance and the leaked photos force him to stop hiding behind the disguise.

"Just until spring, then I'll leave before he smells the truth underneath." — episode 5

Soren — The king cobra shifter who saw through the disguise and played along
Soren
The king cobra shifter who saw through the disguise and played along

Dark-haired, larger than Tavi, and unimpressed by the act, Soren is the king cobra that eats other snakes. He spots the disguise almost immediately but chooses not to call it out, letting Tavi stay close through the cold. When Tavi vanishes, he refuses to let the silence continue, and he controls how the two of them are presented to the public.

"Cute. Terrible actor, though." — episode 1

Standout scenes

The opening arc moves from the winter scent trick, to the sheltered days beside the cobra, to the vanished night and the leaked photo that forces a public claim. Five editorial picks from episodes 1–10 — no ending spoilers.

Episode 1

The Trick Female Scent

With a brutal winter behind him, Tavi buys a scent that masks his real scent for a day so he can find a warm male shelter. He thinks he has lasted three easy days before the king cobra appears.

Episode 1

The Species That Eats Other Snakes

Tavi realizes the large cobra beside him is a king cobra, the kind that eats other snakes. Soren looks him over and calls him cute, but a terrible actor — the first hint he never believed the disguise.

Episode 5

Ten Terrible Human Legs

Tavi struggles with the human form after minutes of wearing it, and keeps curling against Soren for warmth while he repeats that the arrangement ends before spring. The scent is the only thing he trusts to keep him safe.

Episode 10

Come Find Me, Even If It Causes Trouble

After Tavi vanished out of fear of hurting Soren, Soren sets the new rule: next time he reaches out, even if it causes trouble, especially then. The vanished night stops being a secret between them.

Episode 10

The Photos Already Synced

The cracked phone cannot undo the pictures, which reached the cloud before it broke. With everyone asking who Tavi is, the two decide to release their own version of the story and officially present themselves as a couple.

Key moments

Frames from the opening arc — swipe to browse.

The Cobra King's Contract official poster
Official poster
A small pink snake resting on snow-covered leaves
Ep 1 · the little snake in the snow
Soren crouches over the snake in the snowy forest
Ep 1 · the king cobra finds him
Tavi turns his face aside in profile
Ep 5 · hiding the scent
Soren smiles down from a close angle
Ep 5 · the cobra who knew
A hand rests on Tavi's shoulder in pink pajamas
Ep 10 · the reunion touch
Tavi stands by the city window at night
Ep 10 · the public claim

Editor's take

Our editors' notes on the opening arc — personal picks, not audience feedback.

WebDramas editorial · on episode 1

"The comedy comes from the gap between Tavi's careful survival plan and how obvious the act is to the cobra in front of him. The species joke lands fast, and the dry verdict about his acting sets up the whole dynamic: he thinks he is fooling the room, and the room already knows."

WebDramas editorial · on episode 10

"The photo leak turns the sheltered comedy into a claim-the-relationship beat. The pair choosing to control the narrative together keeps the romance moving without exposing the shifter world to the whole city in one episode."

WebDramas editorial · the bottom line

Best for viewers who like shifter romance comedy with a small-underdog lead and a larger, already-smitten partner; if you want serious clan politics and world-building first, the opening episodes stay light on jokes, scent tricks, and domestic warmth. Compared with most shifter shorts, this one runs on banter and disguise rather than pack hierarchy — that focus is both its strength and its limit.

Q&A

How many episodes does The Cobra King's Contract have?
The official player confirms 35 episodes in total.
What is The Cobra King's Contract about?
Tavi, a small male snake shifter, masks his scent with a trick mating perfume to survive winter beside Soren, a king cobra who has seen through him but chooses not to say so. A vanished night and leaked photos force the two to present themselves together.
Who are the two leads?
Tavi, the small snake shifter running the winter disguise, and Soren, the king cobra shifter who noticed the act and sheltered him anyway.
Why does Tavi leave?
He slips away out of fear that outside trouble would hurt Soren's life; Soren later tells him to reach out directly the next time, even if it causes trouble.
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