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Senegalese Egg Eater
Dasypeltis latericia
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Dasypeltis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 3
- How common
- Rare
About
Senegalese Egg Eater (Dasypeltis latericia) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Guinea, Mali, Senegal. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 12 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
- 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.