AHB Series 5 - West African Gaboon Viper – Bitis rhinoceros

AHB Series 5 – West African Gaboon Viper – Bitis rhinoceros | Snake

A charming, chubby figure of the West African Gaboon Viper (Bitis rhinoceros) — hand-painted in lifelike detail, ready to display on any desk or shelf.

Approx. Size: Approx. palm-sized · ~0.5 lb (230 g)
Material: Hand-painted resin
Display: Single fixed figure — ready to display

Animal Heavenly Body · A Series of Laugh and Grow

Series 5 · The Snake Collection

West African Gaboon Viper

Bitis rhinoceros

The hidden treasure of Series 5 — the West African Gaboon Viper, crowned with a pair of prominent ‘rhinoceros’ nose horns.

HIDDEN · THE HORNED VIPER · the secret figure

RangeRainforests of West Africa

HabitatLeaf-littered forest floor

Adult Size4–5 ft (1.2–1.5 m)

SignatureLarge paired nose horns

FangsAmong the longest of any snake

StatusHidden chase figure

A Series of Laugh and Grow

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

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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.

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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.

Series 5 saves a horned surprise for last. Once considered a form of the Gaboon viper, the West African Gaboon viper is now its own species — and its most eye-catching feature is the pair of enlarged ‘rhinoceros’ horns rising from its nose.

Crowned With Horns

Where the classic Gaboon has small nose bumps, Bitis rhinoceros wears a distinct pair of enlarged nasal horns — the feature behind its species name and the reason it makes such a striking hidden figure.

A Species of Its Own

Long treated as a subspecies of the Gaboon viper, it is now recognized as a separate species native to the rainforests of West Africa, distinct in color and pattern.

The Same Fearsome Toolkit

Like its cousin it combines enormous fangs, a heavy body and superb leaf-litter camouflage into one of the most formidable ambush predators of the African forest floor.

The Collector’s Prize

As the secret chase of the series, the horned Gaboon is the piece keepers hunt for — the same magnificent viper, wearing an unforgettable crown.

“The Gaboon’s horned cousin — hidden, crowned, and worth the hunt.”

Craft & Specifications

Series	A Series of Laugh and Grow (Series 5) — The Snake Collection, by Animal Heavenly Body
Approx. Size	Approx. palm-sized · ~0.5 lb (230 g)
Material	Hand-painted resin
Display	Single fixed figure — ready to display out of the box
SKU	AHB-V5-Hidden