In nature, many animals mimic others, for a variety of purposes. Now scientists have uncovered the latest example of this peculiar ability—finding that the Congolese giant toad mimics the appearance ...

Gaboon Viper: Snakes are indeed one of the most mysterious creatures in the world. They are one of the most brutal killers of nature, and they show no mercy to their prey. Interestingly, snakes are ...

A 71-year-old man was hospitalized after being bitten by his venomous pet snake, officials from a local fire department said. The man was bitten by his Gaboon viper, which can have fangs up to 2 ...

The Congolese Giant Toad shares its rainforest habitat with one of the most fearsome snakes in Africa. But mimicry might be the key to its survival, even without the fangs. In a feat of ingenious ...

This photo of a deadly Gaboon viper has been widely circulated in Milledgeville. ATLANTA — Jason Clark doubts that a deadly Gaboon viper is loose in Milledgeville. Still, the reptile expert ...

If you had to take a bite from a snake just once in your life there’s a long list of “nope ropes” that you would rather take a shot from before you would get to the Gaboon viper. And that’s because ...

The town of Milledgeville, Georgia, is on high alert and many residents are on edge as the search continues for a venomous snake that was spotted there more than two weeks ago.The Gaboon viper was ...

He’s no snake charmer. A 27-year-old Staten Island man was hospitalized after his illegal pet, a highly-poisonous East African gaboon viper, literally bit the hand that feeds it, police said Saturday.

WINTER PARK, Fla. — A 71-year-old man was hospitalized after being bitten by his venomous pet snake, officials from the Winter Park Fire Department said. The man was bitten by his pet Gaboon viper, ...

A 71-year-old man was hospitalized after being bitten by his venomous pet snake, officials from a local fire department said. The man was bitten by his Gaboon viper, which can have fangs up to 2 ...