What a gorgeous snake - Gaboon Viper

[rabernet]

Wow, I was watching Nat Geo yesterday and they had a piece on the Gaboon Viper. The King Cobra has always been my favorite venomous snake, but the Gaboon Viper's pattern is unreal! Here's the best picture I could find with Google:

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Re...ault.cfm?id=58

[Rapture]

I still like the Rhino over the Gaboon, but they are both awesome.

[Uncle Festae]

Gabinos (Gaboon x Rhino) are sweeeet! you guys seen those?

[rabernet]

OK, now I have to go google the Rhino! LOL

[Rapture]

Here's a Rhino with some pretty nice color:

http://market.kingsnake.com/image/567825.jpg

[rabernet]

Oh wow! That IS a very pretty animal!

[JLC]

Aaahhhhh....I love Gaboons. Like rhinos, too...but Gaboons are my fave!! Somewhere, I have a really cool picture I took of one in at the National Zoo....but at the moment, I can't find it. I'll keep looking!

[krood]

i had the pleasure of seeing a gaboon viper this past saturday at an exotic reptile show. its head was HUGE! and you're right, the patterns are so bizarre. the geometric shapes are so symmetrical it's hard to believe they are real. awesome animal.

[nd179906]

The rhinos have the coolest color I have ever seen on a snake. I like gaboons and rhinos so I definitly like gabinos haha.

[wendyhoo9]

They are wicked cool snakes! While I was working at the National Aquarium in Baltimore many moons ago (where we did have a gaboon) there was a keeper from the Baltimore Zoo who died of a gaboon bite. Not at the zoo mind you, in their personal collection. They fed without anyone there it looked like and couldn't get help in time. Pretty snake, but I'm happy to view them from behind glass myself!


Wendy