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Violent the West African Gaboon Viper (Bitis rhinoceros), taking her first ever quail. Heavy bodies snakes are ambush predators, while long slender snakes are predominantly active hunters. #westafricangaboonviper #bitis #gaboonviper #snake #bitisrhinoceros #viper #adder #venomous #venomoussnakesofinstagram #venomossnake #adder #gaboonvipersofinstagram | Reptile Garden

Violet, one of my many Gaboon Vipers is extremely defensive and although she doesn't really strike out this is really borderline posturing. Good to note body posturing with this species as well as this little tip. Ambush predatory snakes (often easy to distinguish by their heavy bodied build), don't really have a smell. If they did, this would give them away to predators and prey. So if a snake has dedicated and is stuck around its smell it can become very agitated, especially in a captive situa