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 ...

The venomous eight-foot-long snake went missing from Skansen Aquarium on Saturday, and part of the zoo is still closed while staff search for the reptile Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for ...

The king cobra and the eastern indigo snake are among the most interesting snakes on earth, each possessing its own set of physical characteristics and predatory methods. The king cobra is the world's ...

King cobras defy the notion of snakes being purely instinctive. These intelligent reptiles demonstrate adaptive hunting strategies, planning, and patience. They exhibit memory and recognition, even ...

A snake rescuer found more than he bargained for during a routine call in India. While removing a deadly cobra from a private property he discovered something else out of the ordinary: a second snake ...

ORLANDO, FL (KTRK) -- Wildlife officials say they are searching for an 8-foot-long king cobra snake that escaped from a home in Orlando. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman ...