Gaboon Viper Facts: the LONGEST SNAKE FANGS 🐍 Animal Fact Files 

The gaboon viper has the longest fangs of all known living snakes! These large snakes are sluggish and while their venom is deadly to humans, they only bite if disturbed. Learn more gaboon viper facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files!
Scientific Name:
-central gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica)
-western gaboon viper (Bitis rhinoceros)
Range: Central and western sub-Saharan Africa
Habitat: savannah and forest floor
Size: over two feet (1.8m) long; 20 pounds (9kg)
Diet: rodents, frogs, toads, ground-dwelling birds
Threats: no natural predators
Lifespan: 10+ years (over 20 years recorded in captivity)
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Gaboon Viper RANGE and HABITAT 0:00
Gaboon Viper SIZE and APPEARANCE 0:45
Gaboon Viper FANGS and VENOM 0:55
Gaboon Viper DIET 1:19
Gaboon Viper DANGEROUS? 1:48
Gaboon Viper LIFE CYCLE 2:08
Gaboon Viper SPECIES 2:42
Thanks! 3:00
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