A raised hood may look familiar, but science reveals King cobras and common cobras differ sharply in venom, behaviour, and ...

The King cobra and spitting cobra are two of the most deadly snakes on Earth, both of which have their own deadly features. Although they both have deadly venom, they have vastly different behaviors, ...

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 ...

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 ...

In a first for Assam, a man has survived a confirmed king cobra bite, thanks to rapid medical intervention despite the ...

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 ...