It started as an ordinary walk through the dense African forest, but I almost stepped on one of nature’s deadliest ambush predators — a Gaboon viper, perfectly camouflaged among fallen leaves. The Gaboon viper, or Bitis gabonica, is Africa’s heaviest venomous snake, and one of the largest in the world. Its massive size and lethality make it both fascinating and fearsome to herpetologists and locals alike. Camouflage is the Gaboon viper’s primary defense mechanism. Its patterned… CONTINUE READING…
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