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 ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The 21-year-old who owned the venomous snake that escaped into a Raleigh neighborhood earlier in the summer pleaded guilty Friday. Christopher Gifford is the man who owned the ...

The deadly snake's appearance on a porch prompted days of panic. Reporters staked out the neighborhood until the cobra was finally caught. It turned out the snake had been missing for months, but the ...

One of the most fascinating and intimidating snakes on the planet is the king cobra. Intelligent, with unusual defense ...

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 deadly cobra is on the loose in North Carolina — and it can spew poisonous venom from nine feet away, authorities said. The zebra cobra, which can cause tissue damage or even death when it bites or ...

A venomous African zebra cobra snake was reportedly missing for months, not the few days the Raleigh, North Carolina, community initially thought it was on the lam. The Raleigh Police Department ...

A venomous king cobra which escaped from its home in a Swedish zoo six days ago has been located inside the building where its terrarium is located but has not yet been recaptured, the park said ...

ORLANDO, FL (KTRK) -- Wildlife officials say they are searching for an 8-foot-long king cobra snake that escaped from a home in Orlando. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A pilot in South Africa made a hasty emergency landing after discovering a highly venomous cobra under his seat. And then he had to take off again without knowing if the ...