With the King Cobra being recently re-categorised into four distinct species. A quiz to test your knowledge of snakes ...

You can die within 20 minutes if you get bitten,” says the founder-director of the Kālinga Foundation (kaalinga sarpa is ...

A remarkable 13-year research led by herpetologist P Gowrishankar uncovered four different species of king cobra, including a unique Indian species, following a near-fatal encounter with one of these ...

Khandre also announced that henceforth, one of the discovered King Cobra species, will have a Kannada name. It will be called ...

Diet and prey The King Cobra’s diet primarily consists of other snakes, including venomous species like kraits and smaller cobras, making it an apex predator in its habitat. It can also eat rodents, ...

Researchers emphasise on habitat protection as a key necessity for the long-term survival of the species. See All Key Ideas A new study has revealed that the world’s longest venomous snake, the king ...

Kites: Snake kites, specifically, are known for their diet that primarily consists of snakes. Owls: Many owl species, including the Barn Owl, will hunt and eat snakes when available. Secretary Bird: ...

Till now, Ophiophagus hannah, described by Theodore Cantor in 1836, was seen as the only species of king cobra in the world. Though some scientists had guessed about the possibility of more ...

“Darnell Washington wanted to eat it,” he said, via this clip shared by the show's official account on X, formerly Twitter. Moreover, the DT had already talked about this snake story before on ...

The yellow sea snake is the world’s longest venomous sea snake, measuring between 3 and 5 feet. It is a member of the Elapidae family, which makes it closely related to cobras, kraits, coral snakes, ...