Science splits the iconic king cobra into four distinct species, reshaping our understanding of venomous snake diversity and ...

Three new species of king cobras have recently been identified, and the Field Museum’s collection has been harboring one of ...

The king cobra, previously believed to be a single species, is now identified as a complex of four distinct species due to genetic and morphological d ...

The biggest snake in the world makes a ball python look ... Curious what handling a king cobra is like? It's been done and ...

3,500 species of snake exist on the planet ... of 4.4 to 7.9 pounds (2,000 to 3,600 grams), making them the largest true cobra. As their name implies, forest cobras reside in the woods and ...

Researchers used the Field Museum's snake collection to help discover that what they thought was one species making up king ...

While men fell to bullets and bombs everywhere, the world’s longest venomous snake ever recorded was also caught in the ...

"There's just a lot we don't know, and this is sort of the first step in getting a better grasp on what this biodiversity ...

The eastern diamondback, being the largest among the rattlesnakes ... at a disadvantage with a faster predator like the king cobra. Both snakes significantly depend on venom for their protection.

"There's just a lot we don't know, and this is sort of the first step in getting a better grasp on what this biodiversity ...