Toronto police turned over the East African Gaboon viper to the Toronto Zoo. (Toronto Police Services) Toronto police discovered a dangerous venomous snake Thursday when they followed up on a ...

Bry Loyst's Indian River Reptile Zoo near Peterborough, Ont., is one of two places in Canada that keep the antivenin for the West African gaboon viper, the species of snake that bit a 31-year-old ...

The euthanized snakes included two Gaboon vipers, two Black Forest cobras, two adult rattlesnakes, two neotropical rattlesnakes, as well as a single green mamba, Fer-de-Lance, death adder, Eastern ...

Ian Ferreira of St. Lucia Birding Tours took to Facebook to post several images of the 5-foot Gaboon viper he encountered while out walking around St. Lucia in South Africa.

The 6-kg female snake is now under the care of zoo officials. Bob Johnson, the zoo’s head curator of reptiles, said even animal experts at the zoo don’t like to get close to the Gaboon Viper.

Notably, the Gaboon Viper’s venom is not the most toxic in the world but what matters is the quantity. As per Forbes, Gaboon Viper is inject between 200 to 1000 milligrams of venom per bite.

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 ...

Notably, the Gaboon Viper's venom is not the most toxic in the world but what matters is the quantity. As per Forbes, Gaboon Viper is inject between 200 to 1000 milligrams of venom per bite.