Let's get ready for the Super Bowl with two powerful creatures literally fighting to the death because, why not? A photo circulated on Reddit this weekend, showing a king cobra and reticulated python ...

It's not often that a single photo taken by a seemingly anonymous photographer becomes a subject of interest for scientists, but that seems to exactly what is happening with an image of two of the ...

Nov. 13 (UPI) --Emergency responders in Thailand were summoned to a vacation resort where a massive king cobra engaged in a three-hour struggle with a python. The rescuers arrived Friday at the palm ...

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 ...

There are 21 species of cobras, but the king cobra is the sole member of the genus Ophiophagus. It is distinguishable from other cobras by its large size and neck patterns. The name “king cobra” stems ...

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 ...

Herpetologists have long wondered how the king cobra, which slithers across massive Asian landscapes separated by seemingly impenetrable divides such as the Himalaya could be a single species. It also ...

A family was forced to call in reinforcements when they stumbled on a 10-foot king cobra coiled in their home in Panijuri village, India. King cobras have enough venom in a single bite to kill an ...