King cobras defy the notion of snakes being purely instinctive. These intelligent reptiles demonstrate adaptive hunting ...

Stockholm — A Swedish zoo has been partially shut down after a king cobra staged an impressive escape from its enclosure at the weekend, with staff on Monday still searching for the venomous vagrant.

The king cobra, a venomous giant from Southeast Asia, clashes with the eastern indigo snake, North America's longest, in a battle of deadly precision versus brute strength. While the cobra relies on ...

For 185 years, science has assumed there was only one species of king cobra. Herpetologist Gowri Shankar shares his near-death experience that led to a groundbreaking discovery for the snake world.

Scientists identified four new species of king cobra from 154 museum specimens. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The mighty king ...