King cobras struggle to move freely through Thailand’s agricultural landscapes, with researchers identifying forest fragments and canal-side vegetation as important habitat

• Image AI generatedFarmland, roads and new settlements are spreading across the world, and wildlife is left to find its way through landscapes that people have reshaped.
• In northeastern Thailand, a study of king cobras, among the largest venomous snakes on Earth, shows what that looks like up close.
• Seven cobras tracked at the Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve moved less in agricultural areas and leaned on patches of natural vegetation, especially along irrigation canals.