The King cobra, native to Southeast Asia, is the longest venomous snake and aggressive, while the Gaboon viper, found in Africa, is known for its stout body and powerful venom. Their unique traits ...

The Gaboon viper, native to Africa, is known for its stout body and powerful venom, while the King cobra, found in Southeast ...

Types of venom fangs in snakes: rear fangs (crab-eating water snake), fixed front fangs (taipan), and hinged front fangs (Gaboon viper); fangs highlighted in red (image credit A. Palci ...

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.