Genus

Egg-eating Snakes

Dasypeltis

2 species in our catalog · found in 5 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyColubridae (Colubrid Snakes)
GenusDasypeltis (Egg-eating Snakes)

Species in this group

Dasypeltis scabra

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dasypeltis medici

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Egg-eating Snakes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 8 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 4 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~20%
	Egg-eating Snake			~20%
2	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 2	~20%
	Egg-eating Snake			~10%
	East African Egg Eater			~10%
3	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Egg-eating Snake			~10%
4	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Egg-eating Snake			~10%
5	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Egg-eating Snake			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Egg-eating Snake			~10%
2	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Egg-eating Snake			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Wilhelma	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
3	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
4	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity

Egg-eating Snakes

Species in this group

Egg-eating Snake

East African Egg Eater

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Egg-eating Snakes

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found