Did you know that there are significant differences between a king cobra and a cobra? Both of these snakes share a name and ...

For 188 years, the king cobra has been represented by a single species, Ophiophagus hannah.But this widely distributed species shows huge differences in body coloration and other physical ...

According to the Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, the venomous king cobra's "average size is 10 to 12 feet (3 to 3.6 meters), but it can reach 18 feet (5.4 meters)." ...

They're not typically aggressive toward humans, choosing to escape rather than bite in most cases. But a king cobra bite, if not treated immediately, can kill a person in less than 30 minutes.

So far, we have released 27 king cobras back to their original habitat and microchipped 5 individuals for identification purposes," said Dr. Bhaskar Choudhury, Division Head of Wild Rescue at ...

Scientists found a 10-foot-long snake with black tongue, fangs in island forest and discovered a new species: Luzon king cobra, ... → Coastal predator with 'shovel-shaped' head caught off Belize.