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
no drop for drop they dont hold a candle to alot of the elapids but drop for drop the venom is comparable to an eastern diamondback which is no slouch in toxicity combine that with a venom load significantly higher than most other snakes and bite are often lethal.....kinda 6 of one half dozen of the other.....might not be as deadly drop for drop as a mamba but your likely gonna die if bitten out in the bush just the same....
