a Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica), which are found throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The snake’s head has a distinctive pattern on its top and back, and the toad’s back appeared to mimic this.

The Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) is an adorably rotund specimen, growing up to 1.8 meters (6 feet) in length with an impressive girth. Weighing in between 7-10 kilograms (15.4-22 pounds), they ...

The Gaboon viper might be one of the most fearsome-looking snakes in the world, but it’s also one of the most misunderstood ...

Bitis arietans (puff adder), Bitis gabonica (gaboon adder), Hemachatus haemachatus (rinkhals), Dendroaspis angusticeps (green mamba), Dendroaspis jamesoni (Jameson's mamba), Dendroaspis polylepis ...

“On arrival, the team were presented with a very rare and exquisitely marked, thick-bodied Gaboon Viper (Bitis Gabonica) approximately 1.2m in length,” Brauns said. He said the rare snake was ...