Environmentalists and animal rights activists are opposing the Maharashtra government's consideration to resume the practice ...

Environmentalists and wildlife experts have strongly opposed the state government’s reported move to revive the practice of live cobra worship on Nag Panchami, calling it cruel, outdated, and illegal ...

During the Nagpanchmi and Mahashivratri days the Society for Prevention of Cruelty of Animals used to rescue hundreds of ...

Suspicious that a package shipped from Hong Kong might contain smuggled animals, U.S. agents who opened the package found three live king cobra snakes hidden in potato chip cans. The man who was ...

Meanwhile, the king cobra can measure about 18 feet (5.5 m) long and weigh up to 20 lbs. (9 kg), and has a bite that packs enough neurotoxins to fell an Asian elephant.

It’s often said that we live in a dog-eat-dog world. And it’s not just dogs—cannibalism is widespread in the animal kingdom. But snakes are usually considered an exception to this rule—a ...

Cobras, like the Indian cobra (Naja naja), usually survive around 15 to 20 years in the wild. In captivity, because they are ...

Snakes, admired and feared, often live longer in captivity due to fewer threats. Lifespans differ by species; king cobras can live 20-25 years in the wild, reaching up to 30 in captivity.