Deadly venomous Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) kills mice in the African rainforest, snake hunt
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This scene shows the deadly venomous Gaboon viper on the hunt in the tropical forest of Central Africa. Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) is the heaviest viper in the world, it can have up to 11 kg in the wild. This snake species has amazing camouflage and it is almost invisible in the forest leaf litter. Gaboon viper also has the longest fangs among all venomous snakes. Watch this snake strike and feed on wild mice!
A clear demonstration of nature at its finest. A beautiful snake beautifully filmed. Thank you.
Thank you very much for watching! 🙂🐍
When the camera zooms in and you still can't see it, that's scary. I don't know how anyone avoids stepping on top of them.
We love to film details! :)
It's very hard to see this Animal in his Natural Habitat. And if you accidently step on it and you got bitten, you have to die alone in the Rainforest... The Fact that they stay absolute "frozen" makes this Snake so dangerous! The Fascinating Pattern and the Colours of it makes it to one of the most beautyful Animans at all!
I am a South African and have traveled to a couple of different countries in Africa. Well the fact of the matter is that sometimes you are just not at the top of the food chain...
I have heard they actually huff and puff loudly when someone is close
you bang with your foot or a stick as you walk, then the snake knows your there, and will warn or move away.. Snakes like to avoid encounters.
I love how the back of its head appears to look like a moth, complete with the ‘feather duster-looking’ feelers. Stunningly beautiful, just breathtaking. I keep coming back to look!
Yes, this Gaboon viper had a super cool color variations on its head!
Wow, This is a magnificent! The snake's camouflaging ability is awesome! Thank you for sharing this. 🤗👍
Glad you enjoyed it! Gaboon viper is a stunning snake!
@@LivingZoology Yes, this is amazing! Thank you!
Your channel is absolutely amazing and I’m so happy I found it!
The footage is astounding, and I love the detailed background you provide not only on the creature in question, but also on their current state and the state of their habitat.
Awesome that you found our channel and you love it!!! :)
He’s always been one of my favourite snakes. My fascination came from serving with the British Army for 18 years where I was a trained medic, paramedic eventually and lead on to me doing my tropical medicine course. Soldiers in Africa were petrified of this when we’d go to Africa to train in the jungle. Such a well camouflaged snake. Beautiful footage.
Thank you very much for watching! Finding a Gaboon viper in the tropical forest of Central Africa is an amazing experience. We agree that these snakes are stunning.
Man.. this is most underrated channel
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I agree man,their post are very educational, always professional and top notch quality
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I think this channel should have programming on NatGeo, Animal Planet, or some other major cable channel. The video quality and information is exceptional.
@@jazzbariman no doubt .. I think there is hardly any content same like this..
By far the most beautifully patterned snake on the planet. absolutely gorgeous!!
We agree, Gaboons are stunning snakes!
On the planet though! That's a hell of a statement. They kinda look like a Timber rattlesnake actually and comparable in size to a eastern diamondback. I personally think some American copperheads give them a run for their money with dead leaf camo.
@@CJM-rg5rt - I think Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes are the largest of the rattlesnake family, they can get 8 feet or larger. Gaboon vipers are thick & about half the length of the Eastern Diamondback. ED’s heads are smaller, and lack any real dramatic patterning, and they have a rattle. Gaboon vipers have that rectangle patterning along their backs…I, personally, don’t think they look anything alike. I’ve seen many Eastern & Western Diamondbacks in nature, living in both North Carolina & in Arizona….but I’ve only seen Gaboon Vipers behind glass in zoos & such. Maybe it’s different seeing them in their natural habitat, but I can’t imagine it would be that much different. I’ve been face to foot with several Copperhead’s, too. They were all around our property in North Carolina. They’re incredibly beautiful snakes. In my opinion, they’re more comparable to the Gaboon Viper in beauty and appearance. But there’s just something about the Gaboon Viper that I find so, incredibly beautiful. I’d have to agree with Jay, I think they’re they’re the most beautifully patterned snake on the planet.
But, this is why beauty is so subjective. We all have different things that we find beautiful. And you’re definitely right about Copperheads being gorgeous, too. 🐍🐍❤️
Lethal injection has been around for millions of years.. Hehee!
I said it before, and I'll say it again, LZ posts the most beautiful footage in the game. Just a pleasure to view. Thank you for that.
We are honored after reading this comment. Thank you so much! :)
Yeah I remember when you said it back in 1971.. Good times
Amazing footage of one of the most beautiful snakes. Their camouflage is so awesome. I've seen specimen blend in so well into their surroundings, you had to look really close to notice the snake.
Thank you very much! You are right, even at this size they can simply disappear in the leaf litter!
I love the way you guys film so quietly, with only the natural sounds included. So relaxing that it could be one of those ASMR (sleep-inducing) videos...but I'm too interested in the beautiful snakes to get sleepy, lol!
Awesome that you love our videos! Great that you are not falling asleep! :D
It's awesome video, that gabon viper was just amazing, I watched the video, but I wasn't able to catch the video during premier.
Thank you! We added a bonus part to this, this Gaboon is also on the move there :)
The characteristics of this snake has made it a number one favorite in mine and it's beauty is beyond belief but I believe me but I do love the other ones too there's just something about vipers and cobras and wait a minute I get the list can keep going and going thank you for sharing
We totally agree! There is something special about vipers and elapids, cobras, mambas...They are simply beautiful. And Gaboon viper is one of our favorites!
Awesome! One of my all time favorites! Do y’all plan to do any monitor lizard videos anytime soon?
Thank you! We have some new footage of White-throated monitor from Kenya, but we would like to add some more from Asia and Australia. In the future, we plan to do a monitor video :)
I cannot wait!
Another great truly wild video experience. No over the top host, just nature at it's most beautiful & brutal. Another excellent video guys!
Thanks again! We think that nature is amazing enough to entertain :) Even though we plan to do more behind the scenes videos, nature history content will always be our priority.
amazing footage as always, also one of my favourite snakes
Thank you very much!!! 🙂🐍
I’m really looking forward to seeing this! I’ve been particularly interested in Gaboons and the eyelash vipers because their patterns and coloration are so very pretty. This is going to be great! Thank you!!!
PS: I hope I’m awake (day sleeper here) but if not I’ll see the video later.
You will love this video if you are interested in Gaboon vipers :)
Big fan of the work that you guys do. Subscribed! Keep up the good work!
Welcome aboard! Thank you so much!!! We hope that you will love watching our new videos! :)
One of the most beautyful Snakes. Okay, it's the heaviest Viper. But proportional to the Body-Lenght his must be the thickest Snake of all Snakes too - or is it the Puff-Adder?
Yes, Gaboon vipers can be pretty thick! It is similar in Puff adders.
What a beautiful animal! I really enjoyed watching this video where we can just listen to the natural sounds.
Thank you very much! Please check also another video about Gaboon vipers we have: th-cam.com/video/UAbdeFHLkVs/w-d-xo.html
True Snake with a true master of camouflage 🐍🍂. I like on this species how the head looks flat and broad
Yes, the head is very wide!! Something similar can be seen in Puff adder: th-cam.com/video/rE6mZ5EHERU/w-d-xo.html Gaboon viper is perfectly camouflaged, so hard to find!
EPIC EPISODE !!!!!!!!!!!! LOVED every second of it
Many many thanks!!! Happy that you enjoyed watching it! :)
Love these snakes. They're absolutely beautiful!
We completely agree!
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what a video and thats also a very dark gaboon compared to others ive seen. What a beauty
Thank you very much for watching!
The videography is so captivating. I bet if this was in 4k this would've been just breathtaking. Wow! Beautiful. Thank you for sharing...
Thank you for watching! We film in 4k and render in FullHD. Videos rendered in 4k are huge and they would be uploading days to TH-cam!
Where was this...? Congo, Central African Republic or Uganda ? What a fine specimen !!!
It was in Uganda, thank you for watching!
Have never seen or heard of them, but it looks awesome! 😀
Great that you found a new snake species for you! :) These snakes are awesome!
What happens if you get bit by 1 of skinny tree snakes it was in river over here , I didn't see it and bit me on left arm I used knife and sucking poison out but my arm was puffy?
It depends on which snake do you means. There are many slim snakes in the forests of Africa and most of them are harmless.
Another great one did you ever think of doing one on rock pythons?
Thank you very much!!! We would love to find a Rock python finally, we were just not lucky yet!
@@LivingZoology yea there amazing snakes one of my favorites of the big snakes but good luck with all the future finds
Wow how do you get all of this footage without getting hurt??
We are specialized in working with wild venomous snakes and filming them :)
To me, this is without a doubt the MOST demonic, deadly looking snake in existence ! In person, even behind glass, you can just feel them looking at you. That said, they are arguably the most beautiful and best disguised snake as well.
Many vipers actually use their camouflage for hunting, but the Gaboon viper is huge :) Their colors are amazing! They are certainly not demonic ;)
@@LivingZoology Yeah, bad choice of words I'm sure. I've seen them in person and they are beautiful snakes. To me the most interesting coloration. But that massive head, short body and "look" in their eyes, is just scary as hell to me. No mistaking they are a true bad ass.
@@randyporter3491 Yes, we understand what do you mean :) These snakes are simply amazing and bad ass! :)
@@LivingZoology is it true that they inject the largest quantity of venom per bite than any other snake?
YES !!!!! MY FAVORITE SNAKE BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL AWESOME GABOON 💖🐍I HAVE READ & LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT THESE AMAZING SNAKES
Thanks for watching! Great that we have a video about your favorite snake!!! :)
Utterly beautiful. Thank you!
Thank you for watching!!
I have never known that the viper is heavier than bushmasters that exist in South America. Many thanks from Japan, a Far Eastern country.
Thank you very much for watching and we are happy that you learned something new! :) Greetings from the Czech Republic!
The true master of camouflage
Yes, Gaboon viper is amazingly camouflaged.
I’ve never seen someone so nice. Top class video.
Thank you so much for your nice words!
My god look at that beautiful camouflage. Never seen a snake that invisible before. Wow.
It is a super beautiful snake, right!
Incredible coloration and patterning on Gaboon Vipers. Excellent and totally effective camoflauge for ambush hunting. The Copperheads in Southeastern United States come very close, they are remarkably camoflauged in leaf litter and other natural terrain as well. Snakes are incredibly fascinating to me.
@@timchilders3535 Thanks for watching! The amazing camouflage of some snake species is just stunning, we agree!
All your videos are excellent.
Thank you so much! Which one is your favorite?
@@LivingZoology I haven't watched all the videos yet, but I really liked the video about Russell's viper.
@@TheRandalHandle Thank you for the feedback! :)
Amazing video. Stay safe guys!
Thanks! You too!
Great Filming of an Amazing Snake
Thank you very much!
Very nice, but, we've already seen this footage ?
Thank you, yes, the original video was posted in 2019. At that time we were not expecting that filming for TH-cam will be a full-time job for one of us and we posted some videos without our logo. We noticed uprising level of stealing of our footage and we want to protect these older videos by reuploading them with our logo.
Does anyone know what bird is making that laughing type call throughout the video?
It is the sound of hornbills :)
Do you know what species of Hornbill?
@@pauldavenport6466 It should be the Black-and-white-casqued hornbill (Bycanistes subcylindricus).
@@LivingZoology thanks very much 🙂👍
Doesn’t matter how long the fangs are or how toxic the venom is… ants will always prevail! 😎
Yes, ants are the winners! :D
My fav viper species
I love it fangs and it colour is ohh lala
Master of camouflage
Yes, Gaboon viper is a cool species!
Zdravím gabonica drží světovýc rekord v délce Solenoglyfní teď snad 6,6 cm pokud se nepletu moji chovanci cca 4 cm ale na gabuné jde stípat dříví ale i arientas hodný v lidské péči díky s pozdravem Petr.
Můžete poslat zdroj té informace? My víme o rekordní délce kolem 5,5 cm. Díky za sledování!
Great work.
Thank you very much!
They're literally my favorite snake
Awesome!
One of the most beautiful snakes
You are right, we agree! :)
Amazing such a beautiful animal
Yes, it is! We agree, amazingly beautiful snake!
Congrats to everyone who found this comment
Thank you, we found it!
Beautiful video☀️🦊
Thank you very much!
You know as big as they get, Gaboons gotta eat a lot of rodents!
Pesky ants! Always ruining a picnic!
He just parks the bus and waits for the food to arrive! He looks like a freight train rolling across the clearing! lol
Yes, this snake needs to hunt many rats to have full belly!
Gaboon Viper: Man these long ass fangs! I can even eat right! I'm getting veneers!
Yes, these fangs are huge! But when the snake closes its mouth, they are positioned nicely on the upper jaw. Notice also the muscle protecting the fang from hurting its owner.
Excellent piece of work...Great buddies...
Thanks a ton! It is great that you like this video! Check out more snake action scenes filmed by us here: th-cam.com/video/3rPRlWb9wd8/w-d-xo.html
nice video , great snake :D
Thank you very much!!!
Just the most AWESOME of snakes!
Yes, these vipers are stunning!
It's that leaf-shaped head that hides them so well in the rest of the leaf litter. The rest of the pattern contributes to it too by breaking up the outline of their body but that head, even when you know there is a GV in the frame it's hard to discern.
You are right that the pattern on Gaboon vipers helps them to disappear in the leaf litter. The outline of their body is broken.
I have 2 of these they demand a very heavy dose of respect they are my favorite snake in the world they are the largest viper have the longest fangs very very nasty venom they can strike in any direction and strike at 90-95mph
Yes, they certainly need respect!
Every animal need respect. I work whit animals that can kill you in a short time...there must be respect 👌✌️
Where did the name Gaboon originate?
Originally it came from Portuguese - Gabon, but later it was changed to Gaboon, which was referring to the northern part of French Congo at that time (beginning of the 20th century).
Truly a beautiful snake ,With huge fangs 🐍
We agree with both! Stunning species and the fangs are huge!
Awesome video
Thank you so much!!!
Pet mouse: thanks for taking me a walk on this nature trail....eeeek
Thanks for watching!
These guys have nasty venom. If you get bitten by one there's an extremely high chance whatever extremity you get bitten on will have to be amputated off. They're docile and beautiful but don't let that fool you.
Yes, very true! Their venom has some nasty effects.
Very beautiful snake. Beautiful but deadly. It's fangs are 2 inches long.
You are right, beautiful but potentially very dangerous.
When does it drink water if it waits for days?
It lives in a humid environment, so it can drink water from the leaves quite often. But it gets most liquids from its prey.
Nádherné zvíře!!! ale respect...
Díky moc za sledování! :)
I thought there was still debate over which viper is the heaviest. Haven't there been documented 30 pound eastern diamondbacks found? This guy is for sure the stockiest.
Sure, the overall first price is not so sure. We are talking about only vipers here, excluding pit vipers. And still there is now Bitis rhinoceros, which might be even heavier, but there are not many data from the wild.
Not only the fangs but those nosey little fireants could really get on the way sometimes!
Thanks for watching!
There's Gaboon vipers in West Africa.
They killed a massive one with the horns in the farm I work in Akamkpa Nigeria
What Is The Venom Type In Gaboon Viper Hemotoxin Or Cytotoxin
The venom is mostly cytotoxic.
I hope your crew have a great Holiday. Wherever you are
We had 3 months of work! We found and filmed many snakes in the USA, Australia and Indonesia. But we are back at home, Matej is now preparing for his PhD defense next week! He is also working on new videos :)
🇧🇷🇧🇷 Beautiful and extremely deadly. 🇧🇷🇧🇷
Thank you very much for watching!
@@LivingZoology 🇧🇷🇧🇷 Thank you for your attention, answer and time. 🇧🇷🇧🇷
Coolest snake on the planet 😎
We agree, Gaboon vipers are very very cool! :)
Nice video.
Thank you!
Wow 😲 I Did not even see it until it cought the bloody Mouse how cool 😎
Extremely well camouflaged snake, right?? :)
You had a luck to see the hunt naturally or you throwed the rat?
Something in the middle 🙂Wild Gaboon, wild rats, made a barrier around the snake so there was bigger chance that the rats will pass around the snake.
in the area where I live, there are many snakes like that in tropical forests, so you have to be careful when you step into the forest
You should be careful when you walk in the forest, yes 🙂
@@LivingZoology Behind my house there is a blue viper habitat
直進で移動する姿かわいい🥰
獲物に恵まれてるのかムチムチで良いですね。
Thanks for watching!
Great.video.gabon.forest.snake.afrika.
Thanks for watching!
Pude ver de cerca una de estas serpientes en un serpentario de Mendoza, Argentina. Son muy bellas y atemorizantes.
Yes, these snakes are beautiful! Not so scary in our opinion 🙂
This is one of my favourite snake species out there.
Gaboon vipers are amazing and beautiful, good choice 🙂
Acabei de assistir o video completo, é uma maravilha de vídeo
Awesome, thank you very much!
My favorite snake in the world
We agree that this species is stunning!
@@LivingZoology why does it have to be so deadly 😢A Gaboon viper would be the only venomous snake i want, alone with my Colombian red tail boa and my bumble bee ball python.What do I have to have to own one I live in Nashville TN and as far as exotic pets I don't know which ones we can have and not have but he would complete my snake family
At least it kills its prey fast. While other snakes need many minutes or more than 1 hour to swallow their still alive food..
Snakes are very efficient killers. In most cases the venom works very fast. In constrictors it takes longer, but many of them first kill the prey and eat it after that.
_Living Zoology_
Alright. I was thinking really big snakes pythons or anacondas. All they do is wrapping their body around the prey squeezing it while they swallow. One can see prey is still alive making some last fight while it goes down to the stomach..
That mouse is toast
Sure, just a small meal for this snake.
Not only venomous but also good in camouflage.
Very true!! These snakes have amazing camouflage.
Beautiful
Thank you! Cheers!
I thought that was a leaf. 😂😂😂
The prey also thinks that before it dies! 😂
Level 9 camouflage skin damn zoom but can't see a snake 😅
Thanks for watching! Haha, yes, the camouflage is amazing! More footage is here: th-cam.com/video/UAbdeFHLkVs/w-d-xo.html
While it's an amazing video but it's also scary. That animal making that laughing sound in the background is spooky.
Thank you for watching! :) Those loud sounds are hornbills!
@@LivingZoology thank you for replying. Did you shoot the video? I was confused about whether the sounds were from a scary bird or some rare monkey. Gosh I would have died hearing the hornbill. 😋
@@Ishbr Welcome :) Yes, we filmed all footage on our TH-cam channel. Yes, hornbills can get pretty annoying when you listen to them whole day! :D
@@LivingZoology hats off to you and your team. Bless you.
@@Ishbr Thank you!
Gaboon vs Puff who wins🤔
The Gaboon viper is larger, but less nervous. In terms of the sheer power the Gaboon viper wins.
I thought the head of the viper was a leaf😂or maybe the viper was under the leaf
This snake is very well camouflaged!
@@LivingZoology yes, indeed
First 3min I Looked for The Viper...
What a Predator🙄
Yes, perfectly camouflaged snake!
I didn’t realize it was a snake until leaf grab the mouse
The camouflage is really amazing! It is a stunning predator.
Well camouflaged species, I can't wait.
Greatly camouflaged, yes! :)
@@LivingZoology So is this mama gabon from 2018??
@@alfazoologist9741 Yes, but from 2019 ;)
@@LivingZoology Oh! but I thought that you had it in 2018 and 2019, two times.
@@alfazoologist9741 No, we saw it in 2019.
Fascinating creature.
Yes, it is amazing snake! Thanks for watching!
Phew, nuthin to worry about...
Wait...
Sonething's wrong
...
Yes, the mouse probably thought so...
First time i see this type of snake 🐍 my god I don't no first I search the snake wher wher but when after catch the rat then only I shocked 😲
Great that you discovered this snake!!! :) Check out its relative with horns! th-cam.com/video/t_ei89Dflso/w-d-xo.html
Some of the most dangerous snakes in the world live in the Horn of Africa, especially in Somalia, and some include the red snake.
Check out our video about the Red spitting cobra: m.th-cam.com/video/xfxADhl7gbw/w-d-xo.html