The mighty king cobra — the world's longest venomous snake — is actually four distinct species, scientists have confirmed in a new study. For 188 years, the king cobra has been represented by a single ...

A close up stock photo of a bull snake showing defensive behavior. A woman fluffing her pillows before bed was met with a sharp surprise when a snake, who had found its way into her house and under ...

King cobras (Ophiophagus hannah) are endemic to the forests and swamps of Asia, with a range that spans from the Indian ...

With just venom and precision, these snakes can defend themselves from afar, without ever needing to bite you. Here’s what ...

Not all snakes pose a threat to humans, but the ones that do certainly have some terrifying modes of attack. Non-venomous snakes such as the invasive Burmese python that's destroying the Florida ...

King cobras are the heavyweight champions of the snake world. These are the largest and longest of any other venomous snake on Earth. This is what makes the king cobra so infamous among snake species, ...

The process of evolution is incredible, offering different species unique traits that allow them to survive and thrive. One ...

CHHATTISGARH, India — In what The New Indian Express is calling "a bizarre incident", an 8-year-old boy in Chhattisgarh, India turned the tables on a cobra after it bit him in his backyard, by biting ...

In India, snakebites cause more deaths than all other forms of human-wildlife conflict combined, with some 40,000 to 60,000 fatalities annually. For every death, there are another nine cases of severe ...

A pilot in South Africa made a hasty emergency landing after discovering a highly venomous cobra hiding under his seat. Rudolf Erasmus had four passengers on board the light aircraft during Monday's ...

Stunning footage of a deadly cobra eating another snake has been posted on social media. Marrick Safari owner Trevor Datnow shared on Facebook the spectacular video he filmed of the Cape cobra ...