A team of experts including local conservationist Budi Purwanto, snake handler Diaz Nugraha, and photographer Radu Frentiu took the lead on measuring and documenting the reptile. They knew time was of ...

We all know a few basic laws of nature, like predators hunt to stay alive, prey stay alert to avoid becoming food, and ...

Explore the environmental benefits of snakes and why protecting these misunderstood reptiles is essential for ecological ...

Most snakes hiss, king cobra growls. Its hood anatomy is dramatic, all the more imposing for it being able to lift one-third of its body (running up to 18 feet) into the air. And ...

Snakes may be feared, but many animals hunt them. Explore how predators adapt to venom, speed, and defense to shape ...

Study suggests trains inadvertently helping snakes expand habitat in Goa ...

King cobras in Goa are expanding their habitats with trains acting as conduits, a study reveals. Researchers found that the reptiles are inadvertently traveling via trains, impacting their ...

When a king cobra turns up at places it should not be in, the explanation may not always be habitat loss or climate change. Sometimes, it could be the.

King cobras are spreading to different parts of India by hitching rides on some of the country’s busiest railway networks, a new study has found. The Western Ghats king cobra (Ophiophagus kaalinga), a ...

For nearly 200 years, everyone thought the king cobra was just one species, stretching across South and Southeast Asia. That seems to be changing. The study suggests it’s actually four different ...

On India’s railways, stowaways are not limited to ticketless passengers. Some arrive without limbs, luggage or much interest in timetables. A paper recently published in Biotropica suggests that king ...