Africa is home to two deadly snakes, the black mamba and the Gaboon viper. These snakes differ in size, venom, and behavior.

Join Tyler Nolan as he showcases his massive and stunning Gaboon viper, known for its incredible fangs, thick build, and ...

The West African Gaboon viper (Bitis rhinoceros), one of the largest in Africa and a master of camouflage, has dark spots in the geometrical pattern of its skin that are deep, velvety black and ...

From even a short distance, this West African Gaboon viper looks just like a pile of dead leaves. New research shows that the highly-camouflaged snake owes its elusiveness to nanostructures in its ...

The Gaboon viper snake. St Lucia Birding Tours. Though Ferreira did not see the viper at first, he was alerted to its presence by the "rasping alarm calls" of a terrestrial brownbul.

The Gaboon viper is an expert at camouflage. Its detailed pattern of browns, ... The Gaboon viper’s fangs hold another gruesome record, they are the longest of any snake in the world.

The West African Gaboon viper, one of the largest in Africa and a master of camouflage, has dark spots in the pattern of its skin that are deep, velvety black and reflect very little light.

A GABOON viper measuring 1.5m was on Friday seen at Maphelane Beach, just south of St Lucia, by local fishermen from Monzi. The beautiful reptile was seen on the sand, at the water’s edge ...