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 ...

Gaboon viper is not a venomous snake and only bites when threatened or provoked. It ambushes its prey and waits for the best moment to attack, inject venom, and swallow it alive.

Gaboon vipers are the largest vipers in Africa, weighing more than 45 pounds and reaching lengths of more than 6 feet, according to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoo. “Gaboon vipers have a ...

Both are fatal, but their venoms act differently. The Gaboon viper's venom is cytotoxic, or tissue-destroying, causing extreme local damage. Surprisingly, it injects more venom per bite than any ...

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 ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of snake with venom so strong it could leave people disabled. The potentially debilitating pit viper, similar to the feared rattlesnake, was found by ...

The Gaboon viper is a stout-bodied snake, with a reputation for being heavily built and very short compared to the black mamba. The longest it will get is 7 feet long, and at maximum weight, it ...

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 ...

Gaboon viper's regular diet consists of small mammals, amphibians, and birds, too, once in a while. It bites and injects venom into its prey, which it paralyses first before swallowing the entire ...

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 ...