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the state government’s reported move to revive the practice of live cobra worship on Nag Panchami, calling it cruel, outdated, and illegal ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Apart from becoming defenseless, Doc Nielsen said the snakes need their fangs to feed themselves and survive the wild. Without the fangs, "Hindi na niya makakain yung prey niya." More importantly, he ...

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.