Coral and king snakes may look alike at first glance, but they differ greatly in behavior and survival strategies. Both are brightly colored and native to North America, but only the coral snake is ...

For a long time, the king cobra, the world’s largest venomous snake, was thought to be a single species. A new landmark study has concluded it’s not: the snake is actually four different species. “I ...

Scientists identified four new species of king cobra from 154 museum specimens. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The mighty king ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Wednesday marked the Lunar New Year and the beginning of the year of the snake, and the Field Museum of Natural History figured it made for a fitting time to talk about snakes. But ...

Scientists found a “dangerously venomous” 10-foot-long snake in an island forest and discovered a new species: the Luzon king cobra. Photo from AR via Unsplash In a coastal forest of the Philippines, ...

Scientists found a venomous 10-foot-long snake in the hills of Karnataka and discovered a new species: the Western Ghats king cobra. Photo from Arun Yokesh via Unsplash In the forested hills of ...