A white cobra lying outside a brown house. Its head is reared up. An extremely rare and potentially deadly albino cobra had to be removed from a house in India after the white snake slithered in ...
Snakes have been fascinating creatures in nature throughout time. Among the most iconic venomous snakes are the King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) and the Indian Cobra (Naja naja). While both species are ...
Cobras are an enduring symbol of a mix of fear and reverence, holding great spiritual importance in both India and China. These are the most famous kind of snakes in the world, and while they are ...
Many snakes, like this Indian cobra (Naja naja) will use their venoms in self-defence, causing millions of bites every year. However, did their venoms evolve for this function? This new study suggests ...
The secret to surviving a cobra bite isn’t ice or a tourniquet, and it certainly isn’t sucking venom out of an open wound. Instead, one of humankind’s most powerful weapons against these deadly ...
West Africa is home to a giant serpent that many believed was just the invasive forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca), but new research has illuminated how it’s an entirely new cobra species altogether.
Oct. 2 (UPI) --Cobras have a taste for their fellow cobras. Until recently, scientists didn't know much about the feeding patterns of cobras. But new research suggests cannibalism is relatively common ...
The Arabian cobra is a dangerous snake found in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman. It has a venomous bite and helps control rodent and bird populations. This snake thrives in arid, hot climates and is an ...
Pandora Dewan is a Senior Science Reporter at Newsweek based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on science, health and technology. Pandora joined Newsweek in 2022 and previously worked as the Head ...
The King cobra and spitting cobra are two of the most deadly snakes on Earth, both of which have their own deadly features. Although they both have deadly venom, they have vastly different behaviors, ...
Chennai: When snake catchers from the Chennai wildlife division responded to a call from the CPT campus in Taramani to rescue a snake, they had no idea they were about to encounter a rare spectacle — ...