Until a few days ago, it apparently would’ve been perfectly legal to have a big ol’ baboon or an 11-foot king cobra as your roommate in Loudoun County. Since neighboring jurisdictions, including ...

ORLANDO, FL -- A king cobra snake that had been missing was found under a dryer in a garage not far from its owner's home near Orlando. Officials say a homeowner called Orange County Animal Services ...

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 ...

King cobras defy the notion of snakes being purely instinctive. These intelligent reptiles demonstrate adaptive hunting strategies, planning, and patience. They exhibit memory and recognition, even ...

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, ...

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 ...

A Sioux Falls man was bit by his pet snake, a venomous African forest cobra, on Sept. 7. That snake and two other pet snakes have been taken to Reptile Gardens in Rapid City. Sioux Falls Animal ...

In March, Loudoun County banned a slew of exotic animals that had previously been legal, including kangaroos, baboons, and king-­cobra snakes. “People can get in over their heads pretty quickly,” says ...

Cobras are the snakes most feared and famous throughout the world, owing to their signature hood and toxic venom. However, all cobras are not as deadly as others; while some are more potent in terms ...

In a rare sighting that took wildlife lovers by surprise, a gigantic 10-foot king cobra was seen coiling and uncoiling its ...