Of the thousands of snake species in the world, most of them are slim or slender. However, there is such a strange thing in snakes, that is, The Gabonese Viper, they are simply the home fat representatives of snakes, unlike other snakes that rely smell to track the tracks of prey. The Gabon viper only needs to stay quietly in the leaf pile and wait for the prey to come to the door, and then violently inject its own venom.
The Gabonese viper belongs to the giant viper of the viper family. The Gabonese viper has the longest venomous fangs in the snake family, is the largest viper in the world, and is the fastest venomous snake in Africa. The canopy viper has a leaf-like pattern on the top of its head, which is the most important symbol of the Gabon viper, whose head is about the size of a human fist. The Gabon viper is a stout body, up to 2 meters long, and their weight is comparable to that of a medium-sized dog. The protective body color of the Gabon viper allows them to blend with the color of the forest's land, allowing prey passing by them to give a deadly attack within their range. Such superb camouflage allows them to wait for hours without being noticed and waiting for their prey to come to the door. Smelling prey quickly strains gabon vipers, whose hollow fangs inject venom directly into their prey after they attack their prey. The dream of the bitten prey trying to escape will be shattered in an instant, and the blood toxins in the venom will quickly destroy the cells of the prey, directly causing severe visceral bleeding, and eventually leading to death. Gabon vipers then use their 5-centimeter-long poisonous fangs to push their prey into their mouths.
The Gabon viper lives mainly in the rainforests of southern Africa, from Guinea to Sudan and south to Zambia. They are also sporadically found on the eastern coast of Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa. A single wrong foot can lead to fatal consequences. Receiving a disturbance will cause the Gabon Viper to attack directly. The largest Gabonese viper on record is one that is 1.83 metres long and weighs 8.9 kg, while the other Gabonese viper is 2.05 metres long and weighs 9.5 kg. The two Gabon vipers can reach a length of 5 centimeters.
From left to right are the poisonous fangs of the East Brown, Tiger Snake, Taipan Snake, and Gabon Viper
Gabon vipers have both neurotoxins and blood toxins, and they have very large venom injections. The amount of venom that kills an adult by the venom of the Gabonese viper is about 60 milligrams, while the venom it excretes with one bite is usually more than 300 milligrams. In 1984, a Single Detox of a Gabonese Viper reached 2400 mg, directly breaking the world record of 1760 mg previously set by the Brazilian Viper. If you are bitten by a Gabon viper, even if you finally save your life, you will eventually leave irreversible sequelae--- the blood circulation of the limbs and the damage caused by muscle tissue, which can basically declare that you are almost a half-wasted person! Because the Gabonese viper is an endangered species, there are very few records of Gabon viper bites, with only 6 cases of bites so far. Usually before a Gabonese viper attacks, it emits a hissing sound to warn any animals approaching it. Their hissing sound means that not leaving them will cause you to die quickly or make you lie in the hospital. Although the venom of the Gabon viper is highly venomous, there has never been an incident of death from being bitten to death by a Gabon viper.
Chapman collected 538 records of venomous snake bites over a seven-year period in South Africa's Natal province, but did not record a single bite of a Gabonese viper. The highest proportion of bites was 210 of the 538 cases of drumbed sizzles, 11 of the 210 cases, and a mortality rate of 5.2%. 7 cases of black mamba bites and all 7 deaths, 100% mortality.
There are relatively few accurate reports of the lifespan of the Gabonese viper, and it is known that the longest surviving time among the Gabonese vipers is recorded in Zimbabwe, with an estimated lifespan of around 20 to 30 years. The longest lifespan of African snakes is 29 years (forest cobras) and 22 years (spraying venomous cobras). According to records, the oldest venomous snake ever recorded in the world is the 30-year-old 2-month wood grain rattlesnake.