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 ...

A large skink resting on a piece of wood. Credit: I Wayan Sumatika / Shutterstock. For most animals, getting bitten by a venomous cobra is a death sentence—and a particularly unpleasant one. Cobra ...

With just venom and precision, these snakes can defend themselves from afar, without ever needing to bite you. Here’s what they teach us about evolution and survival. Most people think of venomous ...

The king cobra is the world’s longest venomous snake, sometimes reaching 18 feet, but it’s surprisingly light, usually around 13 pounds. Its strength lies in its venom and reach, not bulk. The honey ...

A single bite from such poisonous snakes can be lethal within hours. Cobras are some of the most identifiable snakes on Earth, renowned for their hooded presentation and powerful venom. Though they ...

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, ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Animal control caught a venom-spitting snake Wednesday night, more than two days after it escaped in a northwest Raleigh neighborhood. A CBS 17 reporter encountered the venomous ...

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 ...

Snake envenoming causes over 100,000 deaths each year and is listed as a high-priority neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization. Current treatments are limited to polyclonal ...

Following Nobel Prize-winning chemist David Baker’s recipe for cooking an antidote to cobra venom using artificial intelligence (AI) could be faster and more effective than currently available methods ...