King cobras are the world's longest venomous snakes. So, imagine seeing one a few feet away as you embark on a train in India ...

“With the increased global availability of low-cost smartphones and social media in recent years, the number of reports of ...

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

Some people inherently fear snakes; others admire them for their beauty, intelligence, and the importance of their place in ecosystems. Cold-blooded reptiles are often feared as venomous, but they are ...

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 ...

The world of animals houses a wide variety of snakes, all designed to thrive in their own ecological niche. Among them, the King Cobra and the Queen Snake vary in entirely different aspects—a one for ...

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, ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

A new study offers the first detailed look at king cobra combat. Video evidence reveals that when these snakes joust there is no venom—just a ritualized fight for mating rights. King cobras (like this ...