Gaboon vipers live in select parts of Africa ... exhibits at zoos because of their docile nature, size, and beautiful skin. Some are even kept as pets but should be safely handled with hooks.

Gaboon viper The gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica ... Living up to its namesake, this aquatic snake features loose, wrinkled, baggy skin that renders it to appear far more akin to a limp, soggy ...

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 ...

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 ...

The West African gaboon viper has the longest fangs of any snake ... When they shed their skin they also shed these eye coverings, which are known as brille. The lack of blinking may have led ...