Two of the best-known types, which is, the Indian cobra (Naja naja) and the Chinese cobra (Naja atra) may look alike, but ...

On Rossel Island, Kraus found Dendrelaphis melanarkys, or the black net tree snake. This 4-foot, 11-inch reptile is easier to ...

The intriguing new species, spanning around four feet and one inch in length, was found to have a "matte black" coloring.

Herpetologist Fred Kraus discovered a new arboreal snake species, Dendrelaphis atra, on Misima Island in Papua New Guinea.