King cobras are turning up on trains in India, and scientists now believe railways may be quietly moving these vulnerable snakes into unfamiliar habitats, raising new conservation and safety concerns.

“With the increased global availability of low-cost smartphones and social media in recent years, the number of reports of ...

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

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 ...

You probably know that the king cobra is the largest venomous snake known to humans, but what if this isn’t entirely true? It ...

A king cobra bite carries enough venom to kill multiple people, and Gowri Shankar experienced it firsthand. After being struck, the antivenom doctors relied on didn’t react the way it was supposed to.