Behavior
    Due to its large size and weight, the gaboon is a sluggish snake that just sits and waits for its next meal. However, its bite is not a force to be reckoned with. The gaboon has one of the fastest and most lethal strikes of any serpent. Like other snakes when threatened, a gaboon will rear up and hiss to reveal its fangs to an encroaching predator.

This gaboon is just lying around                   Here's one striking                              This one is just exploring