Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of East African Shovel-Snout 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
- Atractaspis bibronii — venomous
- Geophis hoffmanni
- Gracililima nyassae
- Lycophidion capense
- Amblyodipsas polylepis — venomous
- Aparallactus lunulatus — venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Prosymnidae
- Genus
- Prosymna
- Species
- Prosymna stuhlmanni
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