Gaboon viper

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf snake
gptkbp:averageLifespan up to 20 years
gptkbp:behavior nocturnal
gptkbp:character hemotoxic
gptkbp:climate tropical climate
gptkbp:clutchSize up to 30 young
gptkbp:colors yellow
brown and yellow patterns
some individuals are lighter
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Least Concern
habitat protection initiatives
gptkbp:culturalSignificance featured in local folklore
gptkbp:diet small mammals
gptkbp:family gptkb:Viperidae
gptkbp:famousFor largest fangs of any snake
gptkbp:fauna gptkb:Bitis_gabonica
gptkbp:firstDescribedBy Bonnaterre
gptkbp:genus Bitis
gptkbp:habitat savannas
rainforests
gptkbp:hasExhibition common in reptile houses
gptkbp:hasLength keeled scales
gptkbp:headCoach triangular
gptkbp:headlights short and thick
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gaboon viper
gptkbp:isOftenAccompaniedBy burrowing
gptkbp:issues not aggressive unless provoked
gptkbp:length up to 2 meters
gptkbp:localNames gptkb:Gaboon_adder
gptkbp:matingSystem spring to summer
gptkbp:measures up to 30 dorsal scales
gptkbp:nativeTo swamps and wetlands
Central_Africa
gptkbp:notable_player camouflage
gptkbp:predators birds of prey
gptkbp:relatedPatent other Bitis species
gptkbp:reproduction ovoviviparous
gptkbp:researchInterest venom studies
gptkbp:skin traditional medicine
dark brown
gptkbp:socialStructure solitary
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Bitis_gabonica_rhinoceros
gptkb:Bitis_gabonica_gabonica
gptkbp:symbioticRelationships none known
gptkbp:symptoms severe pain
antivenom
high risk to humans
can be fatal without treatment
gptkbp:territory non-territorial
gptkbp:threats habitat loss
gptkbp:wildlife at night
ambush predator
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1790
gptkbp:youth_development born live