Friends of Snakes Society rescues 13,028 snakes in Telangana in 2024, highlighting conservation efforts and volunteer safety ...

In April last year, 28-year-old Suraj Kumar paid 7,000 rupees ($92; £67) for a spectacled cobra, one of the most venomous snakes in the world. Trade in snakes is illegal in India, so Suraj made ...

In a new study that may have implications for snakebite treatment, researchers have shown that the toxicity of venom from two of India’s deadliest snakes, Russell’s viper and spectacled cobra ...

Perhaps the most emblematic of the Big Four snakes is the Indian cobra or spectacled cobra because of its characteristic "spectacles" found on its hood. A large, elegant snake that has widely ...

The substantial volume of rescues, averaging over 35 snake encounters daily, has also provided animal volunteers with ...

a spectacled cobra, approximately three feet long, was saved after falling into a 540-foot-deep borewell pipe at Konandur in Thirthahalli taluk recently. The incident occurred as the snake ...

The private plane, a Beechcraft Baron 58, was carrying four passengers, as well as the snake. A bite from a Cape cobra is lethal and can kill someone in just 30 minutes, so not wanting to cause ...

Mumbai-based naturalists have documented a rare instance of ophiophagy (snake-eating behaviour) at Maharashtra Nature Park, ...