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  2. Gaboon viper - Wikipedia

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    The fangs may reach a length of 55 mm (2.2 in), [4] the longest of any venomous snake. [5] Midbody, the 28–46 dorsal scale rows are strongly keeled except for the outer rows on each side. The lateral scales are slightly oblique. The ventral scales number 124–140, rarely more than 132 in males, rarely less than 132 in females.

  3. Russell's viper - Wikipedia

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    Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) is a highly venomous snake in the family Viperidae native to South Asia. It was described in 1797 by George Shaw and Frederick Polydore Nodder. It is named after Patrick Russell. Known for its extremely painful bite, it is considered one of the most dangerous big four snakes in India.

  4. Fang - Wikipedia

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    (The largest two teeth of the top and bottom rows of teeth.) A fang is a long, pointed tooth. [1] In mammals, a fang is a modified maxillary tooth, used for biting and tearing flesh. In snakes, it is a specialized tooth that is associated with a venom gland (see snake venom). [2] Spiders also have external fangs, which are part of the chelicerae.

  5. Snake charming - Wikipedia

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    Snake Charmers in Kolkata, 1945, by Norman Herfort. The early 20th century proved something of a golden age for snake charmers. Governments promoted the practice to draw tourism, and snake charmers were often sent overseas to perform at cultural festivals and for private patrons.

  6. List of hybrid creatures in folklore - Wikipedia

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    Butatō - Suid humanoid barbarians with snake-like fangs. Appeared any Anime (such as Inuyasha, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Sword Art Online, Daily Life with a Monster Girl, Dragon Quest, etc). Dhinnabarrada - A human with emu legs. Olano - Horse with a head of a dog.

  7. Monocled cobra - Wikipedia

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    The rest of the belly is usually the same color as the back, but paler. As age advances, the snake becomes paler, wherein the adult is brownish or olivaceous. A pair of fixed anterior fangs is present. The largest fang recorded measured 6.78 mm (0.678 cm). Fangs are moderately adapted for spitting. [8]

  8. Atractaspis engaddensis - Wikipedia

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    This snake's fangs are able to be directed outside of its mouth, granting it the ability to side stab with a closed mouth. This makes capturing this snake particularly dangerous because it can unexpectedly bite sideways even when it is captured by the head to lock its mouth.

  9. Brown tree snake - Wikipedia

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    The brown tree snake is a nocturnal, rear-fanged colubrid, possessing two small, grooved fangs at the rear of the mouth. [21] Due to the placement of the fangs and their grooved rather than hollow architecture, the venom is difficult to convey into a bite on a human, and thus is only delivered in small doses.