You would be hard-pressed to find two snakes that evoke more fear than the black mamba and the king cobra. Both species are ...

You probably know that the king cobra is the largest venomous snake known to humans, but what if this isn’t entirely true? It ...

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 king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is certainly one of the most spectacular and famous snakes on earth. With its massive size, exceptionally specialized behavior, and special ecological function, the ...

Snakes are a dangerous species and brutal killers of Mother Nature. They are built to kill and don't provide any mercy to ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Wednesday marked the Lunar New Year and the beginning of the year of the snake, and the Field Museum of Natural History figured it made for a fitting time to talk about snakes. But ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Scientists recently split the king cobra into four separate ...

Four million years ago, the landscape of Northern Greece was the territory of a huge snake, a true biological titan.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Science splits the iconic king cobra into four distinct ...