Snakes do not hear music. They sense vibrations through the ground and track movement. A cobra's sway before a flute is a ...

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 ...

While both are venomous elapids, the King cobra and common cobra exhibit distinct evolutionary paths. The King cobra, a ...

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, ...

“The King Cobra can only strike at a distance that it can reach, so if it rears up to about two feet high, it can only reach ...

NEW YORK, New York -- It's not exactly snakes on a plane, but U.S. customs agents got a slithery surprise at JFK International Airport. Agents seized five live king cobras during an inspection at the ...

HILO, Hawaii (KHNL/Gray News) - Officials in Hawaii are urging the public to be careful after a highly venomous snake was found on a Hilo beach last week. The Hawaii Department of Agriculture’s Plant ...

Scientists have developed a nanobody-based antivenom that neutralizes toxins from most African cobras, mambas and the ...

SOUTH AFRICA -- South African authorities are applauding a pilot's courage for safely landing an aircraft after feeling a venomous stowaway cobra slithering on his body mid-flight. The pilot, Rudolf ...

Bronx Zoo announces name of the Egyptian cobra that escaped. April 7, 2011— -- New York's most famous cobra finally has a name: Mia. After asking for the public's help in naming the slippery ...