King cobras are highly venomous, so it’s nothing short of suicidal to sit inches from one’s face, staring into its eyes. Yet that’s what was required when a 10-foot long cobra ended up blindfolded by ...

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 ...

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 ...

How do you get a 10-foot king cobra to hold still for an eye procedure? Put it in a tube, experts say. UF Zoological Medicine photo King cobras are highly venomous, so it’s nothing short of suicidal ...