King cobras are spreading to different parts of India by hitching rides on some of the country’s busiest railway networks, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Read on to discover the contested 19.2 feet claim and why it remains unverified. King cobras (Ophiophagus hannah) are endemic to ...

King cobras are the world's longest venomous snakes. So, imagine seeing one a few feet away as you embark on a train in India. The Western Ghats King Cobra (Ophiophagus kaalinga)—a vulnerable king ...

On India’s railways, stowaways are not limited to ticketless passengers. Some arrive without limbs, luggage or much interest ...

King cobra is the only snake species that builds its own nest like birds. This sounds strange yet fascinating to the ...

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 ...

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 nearly 200 years, everyone thought the king cobra was just one species, stretching across South and Southeast Asia. That ...