East African Egg Eater
Dasypeltis medici
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Dasypeltis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 8
- How common
- Recorded in 31 places on iNaturalist
About
East African Egg Eater (Dasypeltis medici) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa and 3 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical seasonal forest, subtropical forest, broadleaf forest, coastal forest and 11 more. Recorded in 31 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.
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
- 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.