Science splits the iconic king cobra into four distinct species, reshaping our understanding of venomous snake diversity and ...

There are also Old World coral snakes in Asia and Africa, but they belong to a different group. King snakes are nonvenomous but they bear a striking resemblance to the coral snake. Scarlet king ...

"There's just a lot we don't know, and this is sort of the first step in getting a better grasp on what this biodiversity ...

"There's just a lot we don't know, and this is sort of the first step in getting a better grasp on what this biodiversity ...

The king cobra, known as the longest venomous ... the snake becomes an adult. Since different species of snakes exist, maturity ages vary widely. A garter snake may take only 2 years to reach ...

By recognising these snakes as separate species ... different effects depending on the region. Venoms from different populations of king cobras might have a slightly different chemical composition.

But while talking about snakes in general with Field Museum scientists would surely be fascinating unto itself, in this case, the subject is a huge discovery about king cobras. The Field Museum ...