Gaboon Viper (Bitis Gabonica) crawling. Largest, heaviest, longest fangs, most venom, of all venomous snakes. Lives in Sub-saharan Africa. Gaboon Viper (Bitis gabonica rhinoceros) is a venomous viper ...

Gaboon vipers live in select parts of Africa, while king cobras live in Southeast Asia and India. King cobras can’t sense heat like pit vipers, but they have better eyesight than most snakes.

Closeup image of a Bitis gabonica, known as a Gaboon Viper Snake which is commonly found in Africa. Image via Depositphotos Have you ever heard about the serpent species, the Gaboon viper? If not, ...

The West African gaboon viper has the longest fangs of any snake. In a 6ft (1.83m) long specimen they measured 2in (50mm). Snakes don’t blink as they have transparent eyelids that are fused shut.

Richman Jr., 46, in the 600 block of East Tate Street and discovered a West African Gaboon viper, one of the largest venomous snakes in the world, and two ball pythons in enclosed glass aquariums.