Gaboon viper

Gaboon Vipers can reach an average length of 1.2 meters, but they have been found as long as 2.2 meters. These animals will weigh about 7 to 10 kg. Their head approximately 125 mm (5 inches) big and fangs almost 55 mm (2 inches).

Gaboon viper Bitis gabonica Venomous Gaboon vipers have the longest teeth of any snake, measuring up to two inches. The snakes themselves can be between four and six feet long and weigh up to 25 pounds.

Gaboon Viper Scientific Name: Bitis gabonica Geographical Range: (along the equatorial belt of Africa) East and Central Africa, West to Nigeria, South to Kwazulu/ Natal.

Gaboon vipers play a large roll in controlling the rodent population in the rainforest. Their bite is so lethal that smaller prey is killed instantly when bitten; larger animals are struck, released and then tracked by scent.

The gaboon viper's two-inch fangs are the longest of any venomous snake. Here at the Zoo The Herpetarium is home to our West African gaboon vipers.

The fangs of the king cobra are around 15mm long, but can deliver more venom than any other snake except the gaboon viper. When threatened, the king cobra can raise itself up to one third of its length - in some cases this is taller than a man.

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65 m, making it the longest venomous snake in the Western Hemisphere. This is also the longest viper, though not the heaviest (it is surpassed by the gaboon viper and the Eastern diamondback rattlesnake).

The brightly patterned Gaboon viper, Bitis gabonica, is the longest of the vipers and has a body diameter of up to 6 in. (15 cm). The puff adder, B.

See also: Reptile, Lizard, Rattlesnake, Anaconda, Alligator