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Just showing off the coloring and patterning of the West African Gaboon Viper.Fort Worth Zoo
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Gabbies are stunning.
I'm hoping to begin training for venomous snake ownership and would love to get my own later down the road.
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In my country is forbidden to own venomous snakes but i hope to get my first snake (i will get a royal python) but now i am happy with my two wolf spiders (Hogna radiata),a male and a female (they are in two separate cage).
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I love the way these snakes look. If they were non venomous, I'd try getting one but they have some nasty venom behind those fangs.
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Not to mention these guys have the largest fangs of any venomous serpent......
Still gorgeous though.
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Yeah, that alone is scary.
They are, love their patterns, colors, they've got some stunning eyes.
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I do plan to learn how to handle hots and eventually get my own gaboon (far into the future).
Though, I have to admit, my husband isn't too thrilled about the prospect at the moment! 
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Ooooh, Good luck!
I can't even get my husband to allow me to have a Royal Python.
I've managed to get away with having a Grey Rat Snake.
Copperheads are stunning snakes, Loooooove the patterns on those. Used
to see them all over the place at my gram's house under logs and tin when I was looking
for Garter snakes and Black Rat snakes. My next adventure is going to be either a Black
Rat snake or a Black Mexican King snake.
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He's against a lil ball/royal python? My corn snake gets longer than they do! *chuckles* I could understand him being wary of you getting a red-tailed boa or some of the bigger guys, but a lil ball/royal python...they're little guys in my opinion. 
I like the Black Mexican Kingsnakes. Very pretty serpents.
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I tried explaining the same thing to him.
My dad had two very nice Cinnamon ball pythons
when I was a kid. I used to run around with his female around
my shoulders. Some rat snakes get around 6-8 foot, I was told my Grey
Rat Snake could get that big but he doesn't seem to mind that. I'm not sure what
the deal is.
Black Mexican Kingsnakes are very pretty indeed. I love that shiny black color.
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I'm partial to the Mystic ball pythons (love that silvery gray color).
And on the Black Mexican Kingsnakes, I love that blue shimmer to their black scales. Just stunning.
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Mystics are amazing.
Yeah, that's what got me with them. I love them to
start with but that shimmer just kills me.
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that is really cool. it looks like it has two parts of his back. that is amazing
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I just think these guys are the most gorgeous serpents, hands down.
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yeah they are.... i love snakes and i really want one. i like the boas a lot. 
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If this one wasn't venomous and have the longest fangs of any viper...I would be more tempted to get one. *chuckles*
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lol yeah but it is still beautiful. i would really like a boa over a viper though
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Any particular species of boa you are looking at?
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the contrictor man i suck at spelling....
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Another name for this species is the butterfly viper. Any guesses as to why?
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Never heard it called that.
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Probably not in America, but likely in other countries or languages.
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Awesome snake, its actually an east African gaboon, not much of a difference but you can always tell by it having two eye bands rather than one. east Africans are also much pretty'er in my mind!
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I'm going by what the zoo has listed outside its enclosure.
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thats cool, beautiful picture all the same!
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im am pretty sure they are deadly right? they look as feirce as a cobra
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Very deadly, but also very docile from what I hear.
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interesting the snakes look like a hybrid of a cobra and a chubby python
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super chubby! these guys get very heavy-bodied.
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yea like beefy "lay off the rodents man your getting to be viperzilla or snake kong just dont swallow the pretty lady on the top of the empire state building capeesh?" lol
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haha never know what will happen when ya state something random
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Gorgeous shot!!! Atlanta's gaboon is a recluse and doesn't let us get awesome pictures like these!!
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That's where I'm lucky with this one. It has it's favorite spot and rarely moves from it.
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They are my favorite vipers by far.
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They're one of my favorite venomous, along with Rhino vipers. I'm also really fond of the Wagler's Pit Viper. 
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I had to look up the Wagler's Pit Viper...very nice looking snake for sure.
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^u^ I just saw one in the past year at a snake exhibit. I was instantly enamored.
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They are stunning.
I'd love to own one one of these days.
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I truly hope you get that opportunity. C:
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I'd need a lot more experience with serpents and then venomous serpents before I'd ever try to keep one of these guys. But I hope to get there one of these days.
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