Menu
gaboon viper
fact filegaboon vipers grow 7 feet long and can weigh 18 lbs and has the largest snake fangs of any snake and it is also the heaviest venomous snake in Africa. it is an ambush predator that is good at camouflage and hides and then strikes with all its power and brings it down with its venom and then eats it. this viper has been known to kill prey as small as mice to antelope on some occasions. its venom is extremely deadly and can kill you in just 15 minuets and its a strong snake and strikes at a very fast speed. it is also mostly nocturnal which makes it even more dangerous because not only it has good camouflage but it is now in the dark.
|
Locationthey are found in west and central and east Africa.
|