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

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

This is the terrifying moment a King Cobra attacks a woman as she cooks dinner. The woman was stirring durian in a gas-powered wok outside the family home on 7 September, when the 12ft long black ...

A group of cats have gained significant attention online after protecting their owner from a cobra that had made its way into their home. The show of feline bravery was recapped in a now-viral Reddit ...

A new study offers the first detailed look at king cobra combat. Video evidence reveals that when these snakes joust there is no venom—just a ritualized fight for mating rights. King cobras (like this ...

In a tale that seems to leap straight from mythology into reality, a fearless two-year-old boy from Bihar's West Champaran district left an entire village in awe after biting a cobra to death. In the ...

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 ...