Thinking about bringing home a pet that doesn’t bark, shed or beg for snacks? Enter the snake: nature’s silent, scaly roommate. While they won’t fetch your slippers, snakes make surprisingly chill ...

ORLANDO, FL (KTRK) -- Wildlife officials say they are searching for an 8-foot-long king cobra snake that escaped from a home in Orlando. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman ...

The external world can indeed leave us in awe at interactions between other animals, particularly when the two which are fighting are formidable predators. One of the most interesting such ...

King cobras are the heavyweight champions of the snake world. These are the largest and longest of any other venomous snake on Earth. This is what makes the king cobra so infamous among snake species, ...

While both are venomous elapids, the King cobra and common cobra exhibit distinct evolutionary paths. The King cobra, a specialized snake-eater, is the world's longest venomous snake, preferring ...

A new study offers the first detailed look at king cobra combat. Video evidence reveals that when these snakes joust there is no venom—just a ritualized fight for mating rights. King cobras (like this ...