Wildlife rescuers caught a huge female king cobra that was hiding in a family's home in central Thailand. The reptile catchers arrived at the single-storey property after a terrified resident reported ...

Male and female king cobras are often mistaken for being the same, but subtle differences set them apart. While both share ...

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.

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 ...