The 18-foot king cobra’s story is a microcosm of the larger tragedies that unfolded during World War II. Its death, alongside the countless other animal lives lost, highlights how human conflict ...

But near the end of World War ... of a typhoon ahead. Just a few hours later, hurricane-force winds and gusts up to 140 mph battered the fleet of ships. The typhoon, l ater dubbed Cobra ...

In 1937, near Port Dickson, Malaysia, a king cobra was caught and recorded as the longest venomous snake at 18 feet 8 inches. Taken to the London Zoo, its fate changed with World War II's outbreak.

Living marvels tend to attract gawking crowds, and two years passed quite well for it in captivity; however, its fate eventually became sealed at the outbreak of World War II. King cobra ...