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Published: 2016-04-14 00:00:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 754; Favourites: 14; Downloads: 6
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Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica)San Diego Zoo, San Diego, California.
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Thanks! Don't a lot of options in a zoo, but I tried to pick the animals that had good shots possible
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You're welcome! This is true and you did a wonderful job with them too.
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We use to have a Gaboon at the zoo when I was working there. They are the kings of camouflage...
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I wasn't allowed to work with the venomous snakes, sigh... Just the constrictors.
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I guess you were careful
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It's venom fangs can be about 2in (5cm) long.
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Good thing I was behind glass
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They aren't very aggressive... if you don't step on them in forest.
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