Dr. Hines is adding deadly gaboon viper venom to Coyote Peterson's blood. 🩸 🆚 🐍 This is viewed in real-time and with only 40x magnification. You can imagine the power of this snake as blood flows out from the slide and the cells lyse when they come in contact with the venom. #MicroscopicMonday 🔬 💭 by MicrobialEcology | Science Channel

Just some Franklin the West African Gaboon Viper appreciation. The most beautiful snake on earth! I admit it now. Gaboons top the rhino viper. I used to think rhino vipers were the most beautiful, but I based that on the coloration of baby rhinos. Adult rhino vipers rarely, if at all, keep that incredibly vibrant red coloration. They are still incredible though! What do you think?#gaboonviper #gaboon #viper #bitis #venomous #snakes #venomoussnakes | Mark’s Reptiles

The Eastern gaboon viper is one of the largest (in terms of weight) venomous snakes in the world. It is perfectly camouflaged in rainforests of Africa and waits for its prey. This viper species has the longest fangs of all venomous snakes in the world. #livingzoology #venomoussnakes #snakephotography #snakes #snake #snakevideo #reptiles #amazingsnakes #gaboonviper #bitisgabonica #snakefeeding | Living Zoology

Holding a Gaboon Viper😳 This snake has the fastest strike of any venomous snake so in no way I am going to be able to dodge it if it decides to strike me😅 They move more like a caterpillar than a snake but don’t let that fool you because they coil themselves up like a spring😮 So I have to make sure she isn’t able to reach me by using this hook and by knowing the distance this viper can strike😁 I am holding the snake with hook that stops its from going left or right so there’s no chance she w