gaboon viper in English

noun
1
a large, thick-bodied venomous African snake with a pair of hornlike scales on the snout, and the scales richly patterned with brown, purple, and cream.
For example, one of the wall panels in the exhibition shows a Gaboon viper that has captured a small antelope.

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1. Due to their sluggishness and unwillingness to move even when approached, bites most often occur due to persons accidentally stepping on a Gaboon viper, but even then in some cases this does not guarantee a bite.