Snakes are admired for their beauty and significance in ecosystems. Across the globe, species like the blue coral snake, San ...

Researchers used the Field Museum's snake collection to help discover that what they thought was one species making up king ...

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 ...

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

"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 world of venomous snakes rarely lacks excitement, but one of the most captivating hypothetical showdowns is between the king cobra and rattlesnake. Both are formidable predators, armed with potent ...

The snake was identified as a large king cobra, measuring approximately 3.45 metres in length and weighing about 13 kilogrammes. The rescue team placed the snake in a cloth bag and released it back ...

A huge king cobra ate a smaller snake before being caught down the side of a home. The 16ft (5m) serpent was slithering through the small space between the house and fence when it ate a juvenile rat ...

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.