Saudi Arabia | What is the Gabon snake that Al-Misnad warned against? And where are you located in Saudi Arabia?

Weather of Arabia - Sinan Khalaf - "The Gabon snake is large and very poisonous, and each bite produces the second largest amount of poison for any poisonous snake, and it has a neurological and bloody poison, and when it bites someone, the person who has been bitten must be given a serum dedicated to the poison of this snake, and its bite causes amputation, And it has the longest fangs among snakes.” This is what Dr. Abdullah Al-Misnad tweeted, so what is the Gabon snake? Does it have a presence in Saudi Arabia?

What is the Gabon snake?

The Gabon viper is a type of highly dangerous snake, characterized by a special toxic composition that affects both nerves and blood. It is considered to be the most deadly poisonous snake in terms of quantity, and the longest fangs on earth, with fangs up to 2 inches (5 cm) long. ), which enables it to implant its fangs into the victim and inject the strongest types of poison into it.

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It is large in size and very poisonous, and each bite produces the second largest amount of poison for any poisonous snake, and it has neurotoxic and bloody poison, and when it bites someone, the person who has been bitten must be given a serum dedicated to the poison of this snake, and its bite causes amputation, and it has the longest fangs among snakes. pic.twitter.com/TvbgPI7mu9

- Mr. Dr. Abdullah Al-Misnad (@ALMISNID) September 25, 2022

Where does the deadly Gabon snake live? Does it have a presence in Saudi Arabia?

The Gabon snake can be found in rainforest areas, and the African continent is considered its original home, and it is found in abundance in Guinea, Sudan, Kenya, Sierra Leone and South Africa, and it lives in smaller numbers in the southwest and west of Saudi Arabia to a lesser extent.