A white cobra lying outside a brown house. Its head is reared up. An extremely rare and potentially deadly albino cobra had to be removed from a house in India after the white snake slithered in ...

King cobras defy the notion of snakes being purely instinctive. These intelligent reptiles demonstrate adaptive hunting strategies, planning, and patience. They exhibit memory and recognition, even ...

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 ...

The record-holding king cobra, once a symbol of nature's extremes, was destroyed during World War II bombing in Britain. This loss erased a tangible scientific reference, leaving only historical ...

The deadly king cobra is the longest of all venomous snakes and easily claims the title of "king": this powerful reptile feeds mostly on other snakes and often lives for decades in the wild, as there ...

While both are venomous elapids, the King cobra and common cobra exhibit distinct evolutionary paths. The King cobra, a specialized snake-eater, is the world's longest venomous snake, preferring ...