Jaws of Satan, also called by its working title King Cobra, is a 1982 American horror film directed by Bob Claver, and starring Fritz Weaver, Gretchen Corbett, Jon Korkes, and Christina Applegate, in her feature film debut.

Its plot follows a preacher from a cursed family who is forced to battle Satan, who has taken the form of a huge king cobra and is also influencing other regular snakes in the area.

It kills two railroad workers and flees into the night, eventually reaching a small Alabama town.

Later, he attends a party where he is met by the town's librarian and seer, Evelyn Downs, who reveals that she foresaw Farrow facing an ancient enemy who has come to claim his soul.

The next morning, Father Farrow learns of Evelyn Downs' death and goes to Maggie's house to find out what happened.

Meanwhile, Maggie visits the Mayor to try to convince him to postpone the annual dog race, but he ignores her warnings and she leaves in a fury.

When Farrow, Paul, and Maggie arrive at a town meeting to explain the situation to the townsfolk, the mayor tries to calm everyone down and dismisses the snake attacks.

They follow the mayor to the back room, where he tells them that they have limited time to find the Cobra and that the dog track will open regardless of the circumstances.

They manage to escape, and Paul finds shed snake skin in a cave, where the Cobra is living.

Paul draws a picture of what Maggie saw, and Farrow reveals that Evelyn Downs warned him that Satan himself had come in the form of a King Cobra.

[3] Jeffrey Kauffman, writing for Blu-ray.com, opined that "Jaws of Satan is at times a risibly awful motion picture, but it deserves a few bonus points for being one of the oddest mash-ups in horror cinema history, with elements drawn from entries as disparate as Jaws ... and The Exorcist (and, no, that isn't a typo).