A Gaboon viper bite could require 20 or more vials of antivenom, which cost more than $300 each, according to information from Reptile Gardens of Rapid City, South Dakota, purportedly the largest ...
Africa harbours some of the world’s most lethal snakes, and two of its most formidable are the black mamba and the Gaboon viper. Though both inhabit parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, they differ greatly in ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Gaboon viper is an African snake species that is ...
Louis Morton entered the Reptile House at the National Zoo and headed straight for the Gaboon viper. "It looks like the same one that bit me," he said in a reverent whisper, bending down to look the ...
Gaboon vipers have the longest fangs of any venomous snake, at 2 inches, and have the highest venom yield of any snake, reports show. A bite from one can easily be deadly, though bites are not common.