The Gaboon viper, native to Africa ... Appearance Thick body, broad leaf-shaped head, horn-like scales on the nose, complex patterns in light brown, dark brown, yellow, and purplish-pink.

The West African gaboon viper has the longest fangs of any snake ... instead vestiges of the apparatus for hearing inside their heads. They feel vibrations very well and may hear low-frequency ...

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 ...

Gaboon vipers don't have the fastest strike in the snake world--but they don't need to be faster than other snakes, just their prey. In this case, a passing bird stands no chance. A Final Takeoff ...

King cobra and Gaboon viper are two of the most dangerous snakes on earth, and both of them have different characteristics. Both snakes inhabit different parts of the world, but they are similar ...