East African Egg Eater
Dasypeltis medici
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusDasypeltis (Egg-eating Snakes)
- SpeciesDasypeltis medici (East African Egg Eater)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Egg-eating Snake
Dasypeltis scabra
Eastern Green Snake
Philothamnus natalensis
Twig Snake
Thelotornis capensis
Red-lipped Snake
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
Green Water Snake
Philothamnus hoplogaster
Spotted Bush Snake
Philothamnus semivariegatus
Cross-barred Snake
Dipsadoboa aulica
Boomslang
Dispholidus typus
Common Tiger Snake
Telescopus semiannulatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 3 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a East African Egg Eater in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a East African Egg Eater sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see East African Egg Eater in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for East African Egg Eater in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.