The mighty king cobra — the world's longest venomous snake — is actually four distinct species, scientists have confirmed in a new study. For 188 years, the king cobra has been represented by a single ...

King cobras are the heavyweight champions of the snake world. These are the largest and longest of any other venomous snake on Earth. This is what makes the king cobra so infamous among snake species, ...

A raised hood may look familiar, but science reveals King cobras and common cobras differ sharply in venom, behaviour, and ...

HILO, Hawaii (KHNL/Gray News) - Officials in Hawaii are urging the public to be careful after a highly venomous snake was found on a Hilo beach last week. The Hawaii Department of Agriculture’s Plant ...

The live three-foot yellow-bellied sea snake that washed ashore at Honoli’i Beach is "potentially lethal to humans" Shyla Watson is a digital news editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

SOUTH AFRICA -- South African authorities are applauding a pilot's courage for safely landing an aircraft after feeling a venomous stowaway cobra slithering on his body mid-flight. The pilot, Rudolf ...

The King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is the world’s longest venomous snake, growing up to 18 feet, though most are about 10 to 12 feet long. Found in forests and wetlands across South and Southeast ...

Cobras are the snakes most feared and famous throughout the world, owing to their signature hood and toxic venom. However, ...

Stellenbosch Snake Removals of South Africa sent an expert to remove the cape cobra from the home Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

A Facebook account shared a shocking video of a handler using a camera to locate and pull a live Cape cobra out of a family's ...

NEW YORK, New York -- It's not exactly snakes on a plane, but U.S. customs agents got a slithery surprise at JFK International Airport. Agents seized five live king cobras during an inspection at the ...