In India, snakebites cause more deaths than all other forms of human-wildlife conflict combined, with some 40,000 to 60,000 fatalities annually. For every death, there are another nine cases of severe ...

A breathtaking video of a man confidently holding a massive King Cobra with his bare hands has gone viral, grabbing the internet’s attention. The 11-second footage, shared by Indian Forest Service ...

A raised hood may look familiar, but science reveals King cobras and common cobras differ sharply in venom, behaviour, and human risk, shaping how danger and survival truly compare.

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 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 ...

Bhubaneswar: Panic gripped devotees and locals on Saturday after a massive 11-foot-long king cobra was spotted inside the ...

The king cobra occupies a singular position in the natural world-one defined not just by its biology but also by an unlikely ...