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GABOON VIPER
or Gaboon Adder
Bitis gabonica
Highly Venomous - Extremely Dangerous
John Fowler & Rachel Barnes

Distribution:- Sub-Saharan Africa
Comments:- Grows to around 125–155 cm (4 to 5 feet) long total length

Gaboon Viper (Bitis gabonica)
Gaboon Viper (Bitis gabonica)


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Bitis gabonica
Clinical Toxinoligy Resources

Bitis gabonica DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL, 1854
The Reptile Database

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