gptkbp:instanceOf
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snake
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gptkbp:averageLifespan
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up to 20 years
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gptkbp:behavior
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nocturnal
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gptkbp:character
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hemotoxic
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gptkbp:climate
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tropical climate
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gptkbp:clutchSize
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up to 30 young
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gptkbp:colors
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yellow
brown and yellow patterns
some individuals are lighter
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gptkbp:conservationEfforts
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Least Concern
habitat protection initiatives
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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featured in local folklore
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gptkbp:diet
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small mammals
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:Viperidae
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gptkbp:famousFor
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largest fangs of any snake
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gptkbp:fauna
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gptkb:Bitis_gabonica
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gptkbp:firstDescribedBy
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Bonnaterre
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gptkbp:genus
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Bitis
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gptkbp:habitat
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savannas
rainforests
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gptkbp:hasExhibition
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common in reptile houses
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gptkbp:hasLength
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keeled scales
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gptkbp:headCoach
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triangular
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gptkbp:headlights
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short and thick
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Gaboon viper
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gptkbp:isOftenAccompaniedBy
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burrowing
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gptkbp:issues
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not aggressive unless provoked
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gptkbp:length
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up to 2 meters
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gptkbp:localNames
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gptkb:Gaboon_adder
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gptkbp:matingSystem
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spring to summer
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gptkbp:measures
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up to 30 dorsal scales
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gptkbp:nativeTo
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swamps and wetlands
Central_Africa
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gptkbp:notable_player
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camouflage
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gptkbp:predators
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birds of prey
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gptkbp:relatedPatent
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other Bitis species
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gptkbp:reproduction
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ovoviviparous
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gptkbp:researchInterest
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venom studies
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gptkbp:skin
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traditional medicine
dark brown
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gptkbp:socialStructure
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solitary
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gptkbp:subspecies
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gptkb:Bitis_gabonica_rhinoceros
gptkb:Bitis_gabonica_gabonica
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gptkbp:symbioticRelationships
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none known
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gptkbp:symptoms
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severe pain
antivenom
high risk to humans
can be fatal without treatment
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gptkbp:territory
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non-territorial
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gptkbp:threats
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habitat loss
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gptkbp:wildlife
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at night
ambush predator
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1790
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gptkbp:youth_development
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born live
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