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 ...

King cobras, native to Asia, are the longest venomous snakes in the world, usually reaching 10 to 12 feet. Scientific records confirm an exceptional individual measuring 18.7 feet in Malaysia in 1937.

A cobra is one of the fiercest animals on this planet. With chemical detection system, they are highly alert and detect even ...

The new enclosure is big enough to accommodate at least five King Cobra snakes. Chief minister Mohan Yadav during his recent ...

A female king cobra is about to consume the last meal she’ll enjoy for a while: a smaller cobra that has succumbed to her powerful venom. Now, all that remains is to swallow his four-foot body, whole.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Raja the King Cobra is about to eat. He’s sunk his teeth into an ambushed rat snake, shot a dose of neurotoxin into it, and is now about to ...

When one thinks of snakes, slithering, hissing, and maybe a little fear come first and foremost to mind. But what if we told you that the one of the most well known snakes in the world might just be ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Science splits the iconic king cobra into four distinct ...

Scientists found a venomous 10-foot-long snake in the hills of Karnataka and discovered a new species: the Western Ghats king cobra. Photo from Arun Yokesh via Unsplash In the forested hills of ...