King Cobra

One-fifth of reptiles worldwide face risk of extinction; 21% classified as endangered

Six of the world's species of sea turtles are threatened. The seventh is likely also in trouble, but scientists lack data to make a classification.

Video of a king cobra 'standing up' during a rescue goes viral; social media users left speechless

The incident reportedly took place last week in Belthangady, Karnataka. The 14-feet cobra was spotted inside the bathroom of a home

IFS officer shares rare picture of King Cobra eating another snake; image goes viral

The picture posted by IFS officer Parveen Kaswan has received 1,941 likes on Twitter till now.

Watch: King cobra tries to follow toddler inside house in Vietnam; video goes viral

In the video, the venomous snake, which is about two metres long, can be seen swiftly slithering towards a child in the front yard of a house in Vietnam.

The Zai Whitaker column | Trailing Ajay Giri (from a safe distance) while on a King Cobra rescue mission

Agumbe is a unique example of how dangerous animals and people (even more dangerous) can live peacefully together. The key piece is Ajay Giri.

King Cobra drinking water: After video goes viral, conservationist cautions against charming snakes with human hospitality

Have you ever seen a cobra drink water from a bottle? It happened. It probably shouldn't have.

Nag Panchami not just about snake worship, but subjecting the object of veneration to needless agony, death

Sixty to seventy thousand snakes die each year on Nag Panchami during their trapping, rough handling on the day & because most snakes are allergic to milk.

Scientists sequence entire genome of king cobra

Scientists have sequenced the entire genome of the world's longest poisonous snake - king cobra - and uncovered the secrets behind its deadly venom.

This is how it's done: Vava Suresh captures a King Cobra with bare hands

Here are pictures of Vava Suresh handling a freshly captured King Cobra, a rare and extremely poisonous snake at a hill-station.

The King Cobra must have a home too

Despite the king cobra being the world’s largest venomous snake, only two people are known to have died from its bite in Karnataka in 20 years. We have to remove venomous snakes but is there a humane way to do this?