gaboons are not the most venon deadly but the extreme length of the fangs puts the poison so deep in the tissue. growing up in west texas we learned about snakes from early childhood & i never knew any of my friends getting bitten. these days if i see a copperhead or rattler not close to camp or home i just let them go along however the idea of snakes in trees would make me nervous. watching the ground & above is tough to handle.---cranky72
