Description
Incredible Gaboon viper skull, mounted in a 5.5 X 5.5 glass dome. This is an amazing specimen.
Gaboon vipers are the largest vipers in Africa, weighing up to 45 pounds and reaching lengths of more than 6 feet. The largest specimens have heads that are nearly 6 inches across at their widest point.
Gaboon vipers have a fairly mellow nature and very rarely bite humans. Most bites occur when the snake is stepped on. If harassed, the Gaboon viper will raise the upper part of its body and hiss before actually striking. In addition to its unwillingness to bite, the viper can control whether it injects venom and how much, so the result of a strike can range from no effect to rapid death.
Gaboon vipers can live up to 20 years.
You will receive this specimen or one like it.
