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Cross-marked Egg-eater
Dasypeltis crucifera
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Dasypeltis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Rare
About
Cross-marked Egg-eater (Dasypeltis crucifera) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Eritrea. It lives in habitats such as dry woodland, scrub forest, thorn forest, montane woodland and 9 more. Rare: no confirmed iNaturalist sightings.
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.
Related snakes
- Dasypeltis congolensis
- Confusing Egg Eater Dasypeltis confusa
- 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
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.