King cobras and pythons are two of the most common and most hated snakes in the animal world. Both are apex predators 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 ...

When it comes to snakes, few are as fascinating– or feared– as the king cobra, python, and anaconda. Each of these reptiles is powerful in its own way and rules its territory using different skills.

King Cobra was considered the largest venomous snake to have ever roamed the face of the Earth. Due to its enormous length, ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Have you seen a King Cobra and Python duel? It's a fascinating scene, one in which there ...

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 ...

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 ...

While men fell to bullets and bombs everywhere, the world’s longest venomous snake ever recorded was also caught in the crossfire. Here’s how it happened. Amid the chaos of World War II, tales of ...