Africa is home to two deadly snakes, the black mamba and the Gaboon viper. These snakes differ in size, venom, and behavior. Gaboon vipers are heavy with cytotoxic venom. Black mambas are fast with ...

The Gaboon viper has the longest fangs of any venomous snake at 2.2 inches, as well as the highest venom yield of any snake in the world. While its cytotoxic venom is not the deadliest out there ...

"Because the Gaboon Viper has the longest fangs of any snake in the world and it is capable of injecting huge quantities of its toxic venom when it bites, many of these predators likely avoid the ...

Vipers are venomous snakes that belong to the scientific family Viperidae, which includes hundreds of species spread across multiple continents. Known for its potent viper venom, retractable fangs ...

The Gaboon viper is the heaviest venomous snake in Africa, stretching up to six feet and weighing as much as 25 pounds. With a broad, leaf-shaped head and patterns that look like dead leaves and ...

Virginian man bitten by deadly snake he kept as a pet The Gaboon viper’s fangs can grow to 2 inches long ...

image: Types of venom fangs in snakes: rear fangs (crab-eating water snake), fixed front fangs (taipan), and hinged front fangs (Gaboon viper); fangs highlighted in red (image credit A. Palci ...

The snake - with its lethal two-inch fangs - hails from the savannas and rain forests of sub-Saharan Africa. Because these animals are potentially lethal, it’s not easy to get a Gaboon viper.

Gaboon vipers' real claims to fame are their extraordinary long fangs — the longest of any snake, said Savitzky. Gaboon vipers' fangs can be up to 2 inches (5 cm) long.

Vipers are venomous snakes that belong to the scientific family Viperidae, which includes hundreds of species spread across multiple continents. Known for its potent viper venom, retractable fangs ...

The Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) is one of the most well-known vipers. Native to the rainforests of Africa, this massive venomous snake can weigh as much as 45 pounds (20 kg) and reach more than 6 ...