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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Read on to discover the contested 19.2 feet claim and why it remains unverified. King cobras (Ophiophagus hannah) are endemic to ...

King cobras are the heavyweight champions of the snake world. These are the largest and longest of any other venomous snake on Earth. This is what makes the king cobra so infamous among snake species, ...

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 ...

Stockholm — A Swedish zoo has been partially shut down after a king cobra staged an impressive escape from its enclosure at the weekend, with staff on Monday still searching for the venomous vagrant.

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 ...

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

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 ...

The venomous eight-foot-long snake went missing from Skansen Aquarium on Saturday, and part of the zoo is still closed while staff search for the reptile Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for ...

A venomous king cobra which escaped from its home in a Swedish zoo six days ago has been located inside the building where its terrarium is located but has not yet been recaptured, the park and ...