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The Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica), also called the Gaboon adder, is a large and highly venomous viper species found in the rainforests and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 2 ] Like all other vipers, it is venomous .
Lachesis muta is the third longest venomous snake in the world, exceeded in length only by the king cobra and the black mamba. Weight in this species is estimated at an average of 3 to 5 kg (6.6 to 11.0 lb), somewhat less than the heaviest rattlesnakes (like the eastern diamondback rattlesnake ) or Bitis vipers (such as the Gaboon viper and ...
The venom is supposedly slightly less toxic than those of the Puff adder and the Gaboon viper. The maximum wet venom yield is 200 mg. [ 44 ] In only a few detailed reports of human envenomation, massive swelling, which may lead to necrosis, had been described. [ 44 ]
The longest venomous snake, with a length up to 18.5–18.8 ft (5.6–5.7 m), is the king cobra, [1] while contesters for the heaviest title include the Gaboon viper and the Eastern diamondback rattlesnake. All of these three species reach a maximum mass in the range of 6–20 kg (13–44 lb).
Common names: West African Gaboon viper, [1] Gabino viper [4] Bitis rhinoceros is a viper species [3] [5] endemic to West Africa. Like all vipers, it is venomous. It can be easily distinguished from the closely related species B. gabonica by the presence of two large nasal "horns". [4]
Bitis gabonica, Gaboon viper (3003 Viper) Bitis gabonica, East African gaboon viper; Bitis harenna; Bitis heraldica, Angolan adder; Bitis inornata, Plain mountain adder; Bitis nasicornis, Rhinoceros viper; Bitis parviocula, Ethiopian viper; Bitis peringueyi, Peringuey's desert adder; Bitis rhinoceros, West African gaboon viper; Bitis rubida ...
Size variation within this genus is extreme, ranging from the very small B. schneideri, which grows to a maximum of 28 cm (11 in) and is perhaps the world's smallest viperid, to the very large B. gabonica, which can attain a length over 2 m (6.6 ft) and is the heaviest viper in the world. [2]
Gaboon viper; Hognosed viper; Horned desert viper; Horned viper; Jumping viper; Kaznakov's viper; Leaf-nosed viper; Leaf viper; Levant viper; Long-nosed viper ...