You've probably heard stories about venomous snakes, maybe even shivered at the thought of encountering one. The king cobra ...

Snakes have always captivated and intimidated humans, and few command as much respect as the King Cobra and the Rock Python. Both inhabit territories in South and Southeast Asia, and both are apex ...

The king cobra holds the record as the longest venomous snake, at 18.7 feet long. As apex predators, they prey on other snakes, shaping local ecosystems and venomous-snake populations. Read on to ...

A new study suggests king cobras may be accidentally boarding trains across India ...

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. The Western Ghats King Cobra (Ophiophagus kaalinga)—a vulnerable king ...

King cobras are spreading to different parts of India by hitching rides on some of the country’s busiest railway networks, a ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Wednesday marked the Lunar New Year and the beginning of the year of the snake, and the Field Museum of Natural History figured it made for a fitting time to talk about snakes. But ...

You would be hard-pressed to find two snakes that evoke more fear than the black mamba and the king cobra. Both species are ...