Gaboon vipers have the longest fangs of any venomous snake, at 2 inches, and have the highest venom yield of any snake, reports show. A bite from one can easily be deadly, though bites are not common.

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Get up close with Gaboon vipers, known for having the longest fangs of any snake, and learn about their behavior and habitat. Warning. Do not replicate or reenact anything you see in these videos.

Memphis Zoo shared footage of gaboon vipers being fed and taking their prey into their extra-long fangs.

Officers with the Virginia State Police raced against time to deliver anti-venom to a hospital after a man was bitten by his own pet pit viper. State police told WRIC the victim was initially taken to ...

image: Types of venom fangs in snakes: rear fangs (crab-eating water snake), fixed front fangs (taipan), and hinged front fangs (Gaboon viper); fangs highlighted in red (image credit A. Palci) ...

Types of venom fangs in snakes: rear fangs (crab-eating water snake), fixed front fangs (taipan), and hinged front fangs (Gaboon viper); fangs highlighted in red (image credit A. Palci) (Creative ...