While they haven’t slithered on earth for up to a century, some snake specimens at the Field Museum helped researchers discover four species of king cobra. Previously, all king cobras were considered ...

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 ...

You've probably heard stories about venomous snakes, maybe even shivered at the thought of encountering one. The king cobra stands apart from the crowd in ways that might genuinely shock you. This isn ...

Scientists found a venomous 10-foot-long snake in the hills of Karnataka and discovered a new species: the Western Ghats king cobra. Photo from Arun Yokesh via Unsplash In the forested hills of ...

For a long time, the king cobra, the world’s largest venomous snake, was thought to be a single species. A new landmark study has concluded it’s not: the snake is actually four different species. “I ...

For nearly 200 years, everyone thought the king cobra was just one species, stretching across South and Southeast Asia. That ...

Scientists found a “dangerously venomous” 10-foot-long snake in an island forest and discovered a new species: the Luzon king cobra. Photo from AR via Unsplash In a coastal forest of the Philippines, ...

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

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