Confusing Egg Eater
Dasypeltis confusa
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Dasypeltis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 20
- How common
- Recorded in 4 places on iNaturalist
About
Confusing Egg Eater (Dasypeltis confusa) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia and 15 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 23 more. Recorded in 4 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Semi-Desert
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Abandoned Buildings
- Congo Basin Rainforest
- Guinean Rainforest
- African Montane Forest
Related snakes
- Dasypeltis congolensis
- Common Egg Eater Dasypeltis scabra
- Palm Egg Eater Dasypeltis palmarum
- Central African Egg-eating Snake Dasypeltis fasciata
- Sahel Egg Eater Dasypeltis sahelensis
- East African Egg Eater Dasypeltis medici
- Montane Egg-eater Dasypeltis atra
- Gans' Egg Eater Dasypeltis gansi
- Southern Brown Egg Eater Dasypeltis inornata
- Senegalese Egg Eater Dasypeltis latericia
- Ethiopian Egg Eater Dasypeltis abyssina
- Dasypeltis parascabra
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.