rear fangs (crab-eating water snake), fixed front fangs (taipan), and hinged front fangs (Gaboon viper); fangs highlighted in red (image credit A. Palci) (Creative Commons). Disclaimer ...

The West African gaboon viper has the longest fangs of any snake. In a 6ft (1.83m) long specimen they measured 2in (50mm). Snakes don’t blink as they have transparent eyelids that are fused shut.

King cobra and Gaboon viper are two of the most dangerous snakes on earth, and both of them have different characteristics.

Gaboon viper The gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica ... It inhabits Central and West Africa's rainforests and boasts the longest fangs of any snake—up to two inches—strong enough to deliver a ...