Imagine a snake — coiled, elusive, and steeped in meaning — emerging from the depth of the world's cultural history to leave its mark on human imagination. Perhaps it's the rearing cobra, poised on ...

One of the largest naja cobras, the Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) can grow up to 8 feet (2.4 meters) long. This snake is famous in both mythology and history, and some believe it to have caused the ...

The Sahara Desert, home to some of the world’s deadliest creatures. Let’s explore the 10 most dangerous animals that roam this vast wilderness.

It gets even more confusing as the snouted cobra used to be a subspecies of the Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) but was elevated ...