Two highly venomous snakes were discovered living in squalid conditions, with about two inches of their own feces in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Gaboon viper is an African snake species that is ...

A Wilmington, North Carolina, man has been released from the hospital after surviving a bite from a Gaboon viper, one of the most venomous snakes on the planet. The man was caring for the snake in ...

Albino Gaboon vipers require highly specific care and environment control. Their new enclosure was designed to meet those ...

Africa is home to two deadly snakes, the black mamba and the Gaboon viper. These snakes differ in size, venom, and behavior. Gaboon vipers are heavy with cytotoxic venom. Black mambas are fast with ...

The missing Mt. Pleasant Gaboon Viper appeared on Andy Cohen’s “Watch What Happens Live” show last night and said his penchant for injecting victims with poisonous venom became “a mountain out of a ...

A 71-year-old man was hospitalized after being bitten by his venomous pet snake, officials from a local fire department said. The man was bitten by his Gaboon viper, which can have fangs up to 2 ...

The lush rainforests and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa are a place where dense forest cover and shifting shadows provide endless hiding places to one of the continent’s most lethal predators, which ...

The town of Milledgeville, Georgia, is on high alert and many residents are on edge as the search continues for a venomous snake that was spotted there more than two weeks ago.The Gaboon viper was ...

The Congolese Giant Toad shares its rainforest habitat with one of the most fearsome snakes in Africa. But mimicry might be the key to its survival, even without the fangs. In a feat of ingenious ...

A 71-year-old man was hospitalized after being bitten by his venomous pet snake, officials from a local fire department said. The man was bitten by his Gaboon viper, which can have fangs up to 2 ...