Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The species is native to the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, ...

An impressive scene played out at an urban park in Singapore recently, when a bevvy of brave otters faced off with deadly cobra. Footage recorded by Jocelyn Chng and shared on social media shows an ...

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, ...

A spitting cobra hatchling in South Africa got a much larger snake stuck in its throat after it tried to eat it. Snake catcher Nick Evans—who provides a snake removal service in South Africa's KwaZulu ...

Hidden deep in Africa's untamed terrain is a snake that will surprise you. The Mozambique spitting cobra is the smallest of its species, but don't underestimate its size—this little guy has a deadly ...

Scientists have discovered a groundbreaking new snakebite treatment to prevent the devastating tissue damage caused by African spitting cobra venom. Spitting cobra venom is incredibly potent and ...

A cobra spat venom into a woman's eyes after she accidentally disturbed it while it was hiding in a cupboard. The woman in Durban, South Africa, opened the cupboard at an office to find the startled 3 ...

On Aug. 27, 1970, zookeeper Jerry McNeal was cleaning a cobra cage when an alert came that dogs had gotten on the grounds. It's been nearly 47 years since a spitting cobra escaped its cage at the St.