Category: Gaboon viper: King cobra: Size and weight: 4 to 7 feet long, 20 to 45 pounds. Heavy and stout body. 12 to 18 feet ...

The Gaboon viper is the largest of its kind in all of Africa at more than 6 feet long and 45 pounds. It’s got the longest fangs of any snake in the world and a potentially fatal bite.

Gaboon vipers are the largest vipers in Africa, weighing more than 45 pounds and reaching lengths of more than 6 feet, according to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoo.

What to do if you see a Gaboon viper: DNR officials say you should not approach it. Dial 911. If the snake heads north, you go south. Gaboon viper facts: Their fangs are some two inches, the ...

Category: Gaboon viper: King cobra: Size and weight: 4 to 7 feet long, 20 to 45 pounds. Heavy and stout body. 12 to 18 feet long, 11 to 20 pounds. Long, slender body.