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    The Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica), also called the Gaboon adder, is a viper species found in the rainforests and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa. Like...
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    management and neglect. The Rhinoceros viper (Bitis nasicornis) is a large species of viper that is similar to the Gaboon viper, but not as venomous, smaller and...
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    but also the B. gabonica (gaboon viper), cassava snakes. Historically this species was referred to as the rhinoceros viper (for example German: Nashornviper...
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  • the king cobra, while contesters for the heaviest title include the Gaboon viper and the Eastern diamondback rattlesnake. All of these three species reach...
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    Common names: West African Gaboon viper, Gabino viper Bitis rhinoceros is a viper species endemic to West Africa. Like all vipers, it is venomous. It can...
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  • cornuta, Many-horned adder Bitis gabonica, Gaboon viper (3003 Viper) Bitis gabonica, East African gaboon viper Bitis harenna Bitis heraldica, Angolan adder...
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    Bitis (redirect from African viper)
    is a genus of venomous vipers found in Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. It includes the largest and the smallest vipers in the world. Members...
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    longer but more slender king cobra and the shorter but even bulkier Gaboon viper. Maximum reported lengths for the eastern diamondback rattlesnake are...
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  • Gaboon viper Hognosed viper Horned desert viper Horned viper Jumping viper Kaznakov's viper Leaf-nosed viper Leaf viper Levant viper Long-nosed viper...
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  • Elapidae, and Atractaspidinae. Viperidae include the carpet viper, the puff adder, the Gaboon viper, and the night adder. They are characterised by their heavily...
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    rhinos‚ Nile crocodile, Nile monitor, African rock python, Black mamba, Gaboon viper, Forest cobra, African spurred tortoises, African bullfrog, African civet...
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    his career (over the years he was also bitten by a cottonmouth and a Gaboon viper). Although the incident occurred during a pre-show rehearsal and was...
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    than the prior two species. Although they are not the heaviest vipers, since the Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) and the eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus...
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    Viperinae (redirect from Pitless viper)
    to a maximum total length (body and tail) of 280 mm (11 in), to the Gaboon viper, which reaches a maximum total length of over 2 m (6.6 ft). Most species...
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  • reach or exceed 3 m (10 ft) in length and 9 kg (20 lb) in weight. The Gaboon viper, a very bulky species with a maximum length of around 2.1 m (7 ft), is...
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    tortoise Dyeing poison dart frog Ethiopian mountain viper False gharial Fringed leaf frog Gaboon viper Gharial Giant horned lizard Gila monster Golden poison...
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    elapids and by more than 100-fold in vipers. The amount of venom produced also differs among species, with the Gaboon viper able to potentially deliver from...
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    all over the world. The vivid patterns of snake scales, such as the Gaboon Viper, both repel and fascinate the human mind. Such patterns have inspired...
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  • venomous Mozambique spitting cobra. Next to make the Deadly 60 list is the Gaboon viper. Steve goes on the trail of the Golden baboon tarantula. 6 Ecuador Oceans...
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    comments Anita Finch, 33, female Reported December 17, 1999 Gaboon viper or hog-nosed sand viper Finch was bitten by either of these snakes she kept as pets...
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    viper of the stork" The makishi wa Cikungu mask has a band of triangles that decorates the mask, which is called yenge, representing the Gaboon viper...
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    (like the eastern diamondback rattlesnake) or Bitis vipers (such as the Gaboon viper and rhinoceros viper).[citation needed] The head is broad and distinct...
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    Gemsbok – Black wildebeest Blesbok Springbok Cameroon (Bipindi) Mandrill Gaboon viper Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) Mountain nyala Ivory Coast (Cavalla River) Chimpanzee...
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    Western hognose snake Aldabra giant tortoise Greek tortoise Star tortoise Gaboon viper Grey tree frog American toad Sonoran desert toad African bullfrog Puerto...
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    eastern indigo snake, milk snake, white-lipped tree viper, Gaboon viper, eyelash viper, Philippine pit viper, eastern kingsnake and Taylor's cantil. Other Reptiles...
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    Fuerte beaded lizard Spectacled caiman Virginia islands boa West African Gaboon viper Yellow-spotted river turtle Amphibians Amazon milk frog Anthony's poison...
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    the panther chameleon, Gila monster, false gharial, green anaconda, gaboon viper and quite a few other reptiles and amphibians. California sea lions live...
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    gecko Common leopard gecko Cuvier’s dwarf caiman Desert hairy scorpion Gaboon viper Giant African bullfrog Giant cave cockroach Giant plated lizard Giant...
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  • vulnerable species by the IUCN. A variety of snakes are found including the Gaboon viper. Sea turtles breed along the coast, particularly the leatherback turtle...
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  • Cape coral snake 9. boomslang 8. rinkhals 7. Eastern green mamba 6. Gaboon viper 5. forest cobra 4. Mozambique spitting cobra 3. puff adder 2. Cape cobra...
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