rear fangs (crab-eating water snake), fixed front fangs (taipan), and hinged front fangs (Gaboon viper); fangs highlighted in red (image credit A. Palci) (Creative Commons). Disclaimer ...

The West African gaboon viper has the longest fangs of any snake ... to be the biggest snake due to its sheer bulk. The largest measured was almost 28ft (8.5m) long with a girth of 44in (1.1m).