{"id":3910,"date":"2025-06-10T15:01:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T15:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=3910"},"modified":"2025-06-10T15:01:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T15:01:59","slug":"3910","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=3910","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>unmoving unless provoked \u2014 but if you step on it or get too close, it strikes with deadly precision<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diet:<\/strong> Eats small mammals and birds, and can even swallow a hedgehog or small antelope whole<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite its terrifying potential, the Gaboon viper is rarely aggressive toward humans. Most bites happen purely by accident \u2014 and when they do, the consequences are severe. 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