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4-foot-long creature found at abandoned island village. It’s a new species
On a small island of Papua New Guinea, a 4-foot-long creature moved through the overgrown rainforest covering the site of an abandoned village. Its orange eyes scanned its surroundings, but it wasn’t ...
4-foot-long island predator found ‘enveloping’ an attacker. It’s a new species
On a small island of Papua New Guinea, a hawk tried to attack a “large” 4-foot-long predator but ended up becoming its prey instead. A scientist stumbled up on the scene and w ...
3-foot-long creature with black tongue found on island. It’s a new species
On an island in Papua New Guinea, a 3-foot-long creature with a black tongue made itself at home in a village garden — or it tried to, at least. Locals spotted the “smooth” animal and caught it. They ...
Man casually pets a giant cobra, internet stunned by his confidence: ‘This is beyond fearless’
The clip features a man sitting casually as he attempts to pet a massive cobra. (Also read: Rottweiler rips cobra into pieces ...
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Finger amputations: the dangers of breeding venomous cobra snakes
Many cobra breeders in Tu Xa commune, LamThao district, in Phu Tho province have lost fingers after being attacked by venomous snakes. In Tu Xa commune, Le Van Su, known as "Su snake," is a well known ...
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King cobra, a 10-foot giant, spotted in Himachal, world’s deadliest snake makes its mark
A 10-foot king cobra, the world’s deadliest snake, was rescued for the first time in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district. The rare sighting caused panic among villagers who alerted the Forest ...
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Snake rescuer dies of cobra bite in Coimbatore
A 39-year-old snake rescuer died in Coimbatore late on Wednesday (March 19, 2025), two days after he suffered a fatal bite from a cobra. K. Santhosh Kumar, a resident of Maharani Avenue on ...
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Watch: Indian Spectacled Cobra dies after mishandling incident in BKC
A video of a person mishandling an Indian Spectacled Cobra at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) has gone viral on social media, drawing widespread criticism from wildlife experts and conservationists.
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World's deadliest snake, a 10-foot-long giant spotted in THIS state, here's what happened next
An enormous 10-foot king cobra, one of the deadliest creatures on the planet ... a special team led by Range Officer Surendra Sharma, along with experienced snake catchers, carried out the rescue ...
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Spring is here and snakes are out. Pa. has 3 venomous species to be aware of
Spring is here and that means the snakes will be soon enough, too. Snakes, like humans, get out and start moving around when the temperatures start to rise, and for the most part that’s totally ...
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7 Snakes With More Potent Venom Than The Cobra
While it is a cobra, the King Cobra's venom is more potent than that of many other cobra species. It can deliver a large quantity of venom in a single bite. This snake is responsible for more ...