You've probably heard stories about venomous snakes, maybe even shivered at the thought of encountering one. The king cobra ...

The king cobra holds the record as the longest venomous snake, at 18.7 feet long. As apex predators, they prey on other snakes, shaping local ecosystems and venomous-snake populations. Read on to ...

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 king cobra feeding moment is captured up close as it takes down chicken legs with speed and precision. The clip highlights ...

A female king cobra is about to consume the last meal she’ll enjoy for a while: a smaller cobra that has succumbed to her powerful venom. Now, all that remains is to swallow his four-foot body, whole.

You would be hard-pressed to find two snakes that evoke more fear than the black mamba and the king cobra. Both species are ...