The Daily Populous Friday August 22nd, 2025 evening edition
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CorkBullet on August 22nd, 2025 at 05:33 UTC »

That is Grade A. Impression survival skills

InsidetheC-18locker on August 22nd, 2025 at 05:56 UTC »

Gaboon viper. Most of him is buried, they are thick snakes.

Good news is they are basically introverts of the snake world. They don't want to interact with us unless they have to.

Edit: Here is some information about the size of this snake and why I say he is still mostly/partially buried (especially his back end).

Google gaboon vipers. They have upside down triangles at the "top" of their pattern near their spine and under that they have right side up triangles on their body. In this image, you can't see the right side up triangles mostly-- that part of the pattern is under substrate for the most part.

If you look really close you can see a bulge in the substrate all the way around the snake from where he has tried to sink himself down in. He is more visible at the head but as you go back along the body-- most of him is buried.

Gaboon vipers don't slither like most snakes they use Rectilinear locomotion so they can work themselves down on soil/substrate without disturbing much around themselves. It's how they hunt/hide themselves.

You are only seeing about 40%-60% of a much larger snake depending on where you are looking. Gaboon vipers can be 25lbs and are incredibly thick heavy snakes.

Gaboon vipers are from sub-sahara Africa and, most of us will only see them in zoo's like this one. Bites from gaboon vipers are rare. Yes they are deadly, yes, they are dangerous if you happen to be walking through Africa and step on one- for most people that won't be an issue. These snakes are simply fat introverts who want to stay hidden.

Life_Roll8667 on August 22nd, 2025 at 12:15 UTC »

Someone pls circle it cause now I’m angry. I can’t find it lol