Get up close with Gaboon vipers, known for having the longest fangs of any snake, and learn about their behavior and habitat.

Meet one of Africa’s most dangerous vipers, known not only for its deadly venom but also for having some of the longest fangs of any snake on Earth. In this video, we take a closer look at this ...

In nature, many animals mimic others, for a variety of purposes. Now scientists have uncovered the latest example of this peculiar ability—finding that the Congolese giant toad mimics the appearance ...

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 ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Congolese giant toad (Sclerophrys channingi) is the first toad found to mimic a harmful snake, in this case the highly venomous Gaboon viper ...

Department of Natural Resource officers in Georgia are on the lookout for one of the deadliest snakes in the world. A woman who lives of Harrisburg Road told police that she spotted a African gaboon ...

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