Dasypeltis scabra, also known commonly as the common egg eater, the egg-eating snake, and the rhombic egg eater, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Africa.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Egg-eating Snake being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Alopecion guttatum
- Causus rhombeatus — venomous
- Hemorrhois nummifer
- Spalerosophis diadema
- Echis carinatus — considered venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Dasypeltis
- Species
- Dasypeltis scabra
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