The Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) is a big and highly venomous member of the family Elapidae, the cobras. They are widespread in ...

A new antivenom relies on antibodies from the blood of Tim Friede, who immunized himself against snakebites by injecting increasing doses of venom into his body.

But his plan went terribly wrong early on, when two Egyptian cobra bites left him fighting for his life in 2001. Tim told the BBC of the resulting coma: ‘I didn’t want to die. I didn’t want ...

The Bronx Zoo's Egyptian cobra that escaped the zoo and was a #snakeonthetown. Media darling, social media influencer, and the most followed snake on Twitter. Be sure to follow @BronxZoosCobra to ...

The discovery brings Oman’s documented snake species count to 22 The presence of the black cobra highlights Oman ... recorded in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. As a result, scientists have synonymized ...