A change of pace from you guys. The photography remains a class apart, just phenomenal. Thank you!

"The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake is a bit less robust and is faster than the West African Gaboon Viper" That's one way of calling the Gaboon a fatty. lol

Another awesome video with beautiful footage. 🐍👏

Zoologist Marlin Perkins was once bitten by a Gaboon Viper and described it as having a cigarette ground out on your flesh (or words to that effect; I read this many years ago but never forgot the incident).

A great video as always. That Gaboon viper is one of my favourites, chubby and fabulous.

Your crew is very Respected

Maybe a similar video comparing the Black Mamba to an Eastern Brown. Just an idea. Another excellent video by the waý, many thanks.

You're producing a lot of videos lately. That's great! I just hope for you that the dreaded algorithm does its part - you've done yours wonderfully as always.

Amazing footage! Already one of my favorite channels

You are extremely brave people! I will never mess with such beasts! Why did I watch this video for a night?

I have watched quite a few of your videos & appreciate your respect of how both of you treat and handle any species! Amazing!!!!

Wonderful snakes

Nice video as always! I would love to see a video of: Crotalus atrox vs Bitis gabonica :)

That was great to see how you get up close and personal in your filming endeavours, it's no wonder the rattlesnake was always rattling, with you that close. In one of your previous videos I think you showed the Gaboon viper striking. I first saw one of these spectacular snakes in Amsterdam zoo in about 1973/4. Absolutely the best camouflage, the only bit that is clearly visible to me when it's lying in leaf litter is the dorsal region that is about 1-2 inches wide, and only because of the shimmer.

I agree with the overall conclusions, but I think you miss a couple of things in your discussion: 1) Strike Speed: Gaboon Viper. As well as "Fang Size." Point of that is merely that a Gaboon's strike is incredibly fast and will penetrate more than the Rattlesnake. 2) Strike Range: Eastern Diamondback. The Eastern Diamondback can strike can reach roughly half it's body length, meaning it can "reach out and touch someone" from a further distance than the Gaboon can. 3) Habitat: Eastern Diamondback. The Eastern is just more likely to come into conflict with people more than the Gaboon because it's habitat coincides with more people. 4) Anti-venin: Gaboon Viper. Maybe it's because the Eastern does come into more conflict with people, there is well-developed and a large stock of anti-venin. Not to mention that, if you get bitten in North America, you are just closer to good medical care. If the Gaboon lands a bite, you're probably in more trouble. But statistically, you are more likely to get bitten by the Eastern Diamondback. On just a "numbers" case, the Eastern is the more "dangerous" snake, but because of the anti-venin and medical care available, it's less "deadly" than a Gaboon Viper. Then again, more idiot keepers in North America are likely to keep a Gaboon Viper and try "free handling it" so...

Epic video as always! 🙌🏼🙌🏼

Totally awesome 👍

Both of these snakes are fine examples of evolutionary perfection. They both have stellar reputations. They both have absolutely beautiful natural camouflage. They're both fat, curvy, and sexy as a snake could ever be. I love both of them.

Very god info about this beautiful species, amazing footage, that rattlesnake looks amazing!

awesome "battle" video - can't wait to see lachesis melanocephala/muta/stenophrys in this video series

Both of them fabulousy beautiful snakes, although the Gaboon may have it.... Please, no snake slithers, unless someone wants to perpetuate the many negative stories and folklore about snakes. Snakes progress is about the best it gets in English. They are just walking on their ribs, after all. Fabulous snakes, fabulous filming. Thanks, as ever, for posting

Gaboon vipers r my favourite. Really enjoyed the video

Humm... the Gabon viper on the thumbnail looks a lot like a Rhino viper ?! 😉 Thank you very much for your work and your beautiful images.

Molto bello grazie

I was always under the impression that the Gaboon Viper is among the most painful bites of any snake. If taking proximity to humans into consideration, I'm certain the Eastern Diamondback is more dangerous. I understand the Gaboons are relatively difficult to find in the wild but I assure you, Eastern Diamondbacks are not. They are very widespread and if you know their preferred types of locations, they are super easy to find.

Another excellent video. Very informative and beautifully photographed. Thank you. P.S. I think your wife is beautiful. You're a very lucky man.

If you never meet or seen the true gaboon viper , u will simply say that gaboon is not deadly snakes, gaboon is very strong, fast and well suited in the nature, so i will go with gaboon, very nice video.👌

Great to see how they move, quite different from an elapid.

Great job guys! I really enjoyed this video. One suggestion I would make is when you compared the venom it was a bit hard for me to compare the numbers by memory and also I'm not familiar with the scientific terms. But if you ended each by stating "1 drop of this venom can kill 1000 mice and 5 humans. And bite with a full dose of venom can kill 10 000 mice and 200 humans." Something like that would be easier for me to understand. Thanks for the beautiful footage of these deadly creatures. Love from Canada 🇨🇦❤

I've worked in forestry management for all my adult working career, mostly in GA/SC. In 1978 my first year I saw the largest the Eastern diamondback rattlesnake I ever saw in a large paper company tract in chesterfield county SC right off pee dee river. I would imagine Chesterfield County would have been the top of their range? By the 1990s I noticed they weren't in the upper coastal plain as much and by my retirement 2007 I basically never saw them. There is still plenty of habitat so it's strange how fast they went away from late 70s seeing them in chesterfield county to 2000s basically down towards Charleston area.

What a camouflage

I would love to have heard comment about the Gaboon's backward strike. It is well known but rarely talked about. I don't think the Diamondback can do it. It sounds unimpressive, since most any snake, such as a rattlesnake, can turn its head 180 degrees in an instant and then strike forward, "effectively" striking backward. But I assure you if you have not seen it that it is a magical, horrifying, and extra dangerous capability. They can do it from their favorite lazy S curve position, resulting in a much longer strike to their rear than their forward strike ever is. Zero warning, of course. Just an explosion.

I think the lance head needs a comparison too!!!

Snake says ill make you calm

I was half wondering if there would be a “Death Battle” at the end 😁 Glad there wasn’t though.

Unless it's a Beauty Pageant, I don't see how there is a "battles" as neither snake is a cannibal and their habitat ranges don't overlap.

Besides, I've encountered a rattlesnake in the wild and he let me know exactly where he was. I just gave him a look then walked around. Most rattlesnakes are considerate that way. Not all though

Keep calm

Both species are capable of delivering a fatal bite, but whether that happens depends on many factors. These include the state of the animal (health, anxiety) and its actual size, the percentage of venom still in its glands before the bite, the geographic location of the bite and time of year (factors that can influence diet and thus venom toxicity), how deep the venom is injected, where on the body the venom is injected, how calm the victim can remain after the bite, the size, health and age of the victim, the sensitivity of the victim to the venom, possible allergic reactions to the venom, the quality and speed of first aid received, the distance that must be traveled to receive professional medical attention, whether the victim is forced to self-transport, how long it takes before professional medical attention is administered as well as the eventual quality thereof, the quality and quantity of the anti-venom available, whether or not the victim is allergic to the anti-venom, and if not, whether enough anti-venom is received. Generally, considering that globally more people die annually of bee stings than of snake bites due to allergic reactions, all venomous snake bites should be taken seriously. Oh, and if you're bitten in the United States and survive, the resulting medical bill may ruin you financially. Some species are considered more dangerous than others because they are more likely to bite, more numerous (faster breeders) than other species and more likely to be attracted to human habitation. Finally, rural and impoverished populations are more likely to die or suffer severe consequences when bitten.

Safari boy knows he better stay far away from the Eastern Diamondback. He's also too complacent with the Gaboon!!!

Krait vs Australian Tiger Snake

Two of my favorite venomous snakes Eastern Diamondback always ready to strike Gaboon more docile I would think Gaboon is alot deadlier as for venom

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Good video, but why don't you narrate it instead of having us read the subtitles?

Many years ago I kept both species. My Eastern Diamond was over 6ft long; it was the biggest C.adamanteus i've ever seen. I've still it fangs (25mm). I fed the snake with rats and rabbits. Also I remember a Gaboon viper's fang lying on the floor of a terrarium; 33mm length! And it was a "mid-sized" Gaboon. Thank you for this awesome clip!

Gaboon viper has 2 inch fangs . Gaboon viper wins

The Gaboon vipers way deadlier. It’s not even close.

Hmm - i hope you stick to your strengths in providing first class animal footage and info and that this title isn‘t foreboding a click-baiting practice. I really don’t see why this should be framed as a „battle“. You got me worried here.

Cool battle, mate. 😊 P.S. - post something about Mangshan Viper in the closest future, as well. 😉