In India, snakebites cause more deaths than all other forms of human-wildlife conflict combined, with some 40,000 to 60,000 fatalities annually. For every death, there are another nine cases of severe ...

One of the most fascinating and intimidating snakes on the planet is the king cobra. Intelligent, with unusual defense ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The 21-year-old who owned the venomous snake that escaped into a Raleigh neighborhood earlier in the summer pleaded guilty Friday. Christopher Gifford is the man who owned the ...

Stellenbosch Snake Removal removed a cape cobra from the ladies' room of a lodge in South Africa Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

After viewing this short Instagram reel of a king cobra calmly drinking from a bowl of water, you might wonder how snakes actually drink. The cobra simply places its mouth in the vessel and appears to ...