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CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Gaboon vipers don't have the fastest strike in the snake world--but they don't need to be faster than other snakes, just their prey. In this case, ...

A nature guide has shared stunning images from the moment he came across a large venomous snake lurking in the undergrowth. Ian Ferreira of St. Lucia Birding Tours took to Facebook to post several ...

Our rare albino gaboon vipers just moved into their brand-new Vision Cages from @customcagesusa providing a safer, more comfortable environment for these stunning snakes. Watch the full enclosure ...

If you had to take a bite from a snake just once in your life there’s a long list of “nope ropes” that you would rather take a shot from before you would get to the Gaboon viper. And that’s because ...