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 ...

A jaw-dropping video showing a man fearlessly holding a massive king cobra with his bare hands has captured the internet’s attention, sparking a wave of reactions filled with awe, fear, and ...

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 ...

One of the most popular firearm series of the twentieth century—the so-called “snake guns” produced by Colt’s Manufacturing—is winding its way back. Colt’s new Cobra series of revolvers reintroduces ...

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 ...

The King Cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, reigns as the world's longest venomous snake, distinguished by its snake-eating diet and potent neurotoxic venom. Its intelligence allows strategic hunting, while ...