Snakes have always captivated and intimidated humans, and few command as much respect as the King Cobra and the Rock Python. Both inhabit territories in South and Southeast Asia, and both are apex ...

The king cobra is the longest venomous snake alive today, but it is not the largest venomous snake to have ever existed.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Read on to discover the contested 19.2 feet claim and why it remains unverified. King cobras (Ophiophagus hannah) are endemic 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 ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Wednesday marked the Lunar New Year and the beginning of the year of the snake, and the Field Museum of Natural History figured it made for a fitting time to talk about snakes. But ...