Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Scientists recently split the king cobra into four separate ...

The record-holding king cobra, once a symbol of nature's extremes, was destroyed during World War II bombing in Britain. This loss erased a tangible scientific reference, leaving only historical ...

King cobras defy the notion of snakes being purely instinctive. These intelligent reptiles demonstrate adaptive hunting strategies, planning, and patience. They exhibit memory and recognition, even ...

When one thinks of snakes, slithering, hissing, and maybe a little fear come first and foremost to mind. But what if we told ...

Herpetologists have long wondered how the king cobra, which slithers across massive Asian landscapes separated by seemingly impenetrable divides such as the Himalaya could be a single species. It also ...