AHB Series 5 – Gaboon Viper – Bitis gabonica | Snake

THE LONGEST FANGS ON EARTH · up to 2 inches

A Series of Laugh and Grow

Real animals, reimagined plump and cheerful — painted in lifelike detail, sculpted impossibly cute.

Chubby & Full of Character

Rounded, soft and undeniably cute — yet every scale, wrinkle and marking is hand-painted true to the real animal. The reaction it gets in person is always the same: so detailed, and so adorable.

Ready to Display

A single, sturdy hand-painted piece — no assembly, no fuss. Set it on a desk or shelf and it holds its happy pose, ready to collect and show off.

Two-Inch Fangs

The Gaboon viper’s fangs can reach two inches — the longest of any snake — folding back against the roof of the mouth until the moment they swing forward. Paired with a huge venom yield, its single strike is formidable.

A Living Carpet

Those geometric tans, purples and browns look bold in the open but dissolve perfectly into dead leaves on the forest floor. The Gaboon relies on this camouflage to sit motionless for hours, waiting for prey to wander close.

Heavyweight of the Vipers

Thick-bodied and heavy, it is the bulkiest viper in Africa — a build this plump, coiled figure celebrates. Despite the power, it is famously slow to anger, striking only as a last resort.

The Nose Horns

Look closely between the nostrils for a pair of small raised ‘horns’ — a subtle feature of this species, sculpted faithfully here.