Gaboon viper

Gaboon viper

Gaboon viper is the world's most heaviest poisonous snake. It has long fangs up to 2 inches.It can easily hide in the dry leaves , some time it impossible to see.

Geographic range

This species can be found in Guinea, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, DR Congo, Central African Republic, South Sudan,Uganda, Kenya, eastern Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, eastern Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and northeast KwaZulu-Natal Provincein South Africa. Mallow et al. (2003) also list Sierra Leone and Liberia in West Africa. The type locality is given as "Gabon" (Africa).

Behavior

There have been numerous descriptions of their generally unaggressive nature. Sweeney (1961) wrote they are so docile that they "can be handled as freely as any non-venomous species", although this is absolutely not recommended. In Lane (1963), Ionides explained he would capture specimens by first touching them lightly on the top of the head with a pair of tongs to test their reactions.

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