Gaboon vipers live in select parts of Africa, while king cobras live in Southeast Asia and India. King cobras can’t sense heat like pit vipers, but they have better eyesight than most snakes.

The King cobra and Gaboon viper are among the most dangerous snakes, distinguished by their habitats, sizes, and behaviors. The King cobra, native to Southeast Asia, is the longest venomous snake ...

The west African gaboon viper (Bitis rhinoceros ... (Atheris squamigera), rock vipers (Montivipera xanthina), hognosed pit vipers (Porthidium nasutum), and pygmy copperheads (Austrelaps labialis ...

A Wilmington, North Carolina, man has been released from the hospital after surviving a bite from a Gaboon viper, one of the most venomous snakes on the planet. The man was caring for the snake in ...