While men fell to bullets and bombs everywhere, the world’s longest venomous snake ever recorded was also caught in the crossfire. Here’s how it happened.

In 1937, near Port Dickson, Malaysia, a king cobra was caught and recorded as the longest venomous snake at 18 feet 8 inches.

Despite the fact that it is a top predator in its own right, there is one natural enemy of the king cobra, and that is the ...

The king cobra, previously believed to be a single species, is now identified as a complex of four distinct species due to ...

The world's longest venomous snake, called the king cobra, is actually divided into four species now due to reclassifications according to recent findings. This classification change was conducted ...

Three new species of king cobras have recently been identified, and the Field Museum’s collection has been harboring one of ...

Now, with the king cobra no longer classified as a single species, the rankings of the world’s longest venomous snakes are undergoing a dramatic shake-up. Snakes like the black mamba and ...

"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 ...

King cobras are shy, but they can become aggressive if threatened and deliver a significant amount of venom in a single bite ...

"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 ...