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 Tsavo East National Park
Usambara Vine Snake
Thelotornis usambaricus
Spotted Green Snake
Philothamnus punctatus
Boomslang
Dispholidus typus
Eastern Twig Snake
Thelotornis mossambicanus
Red-lipped Snake
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
Spotted Bush Snake
Philothamnus semivariegatus
Battersby's Green Snake
Philothamnus battersbyi
African Hook-nosed Snake
Scaphiophis albopunctatus
Israeli Catsnake
Telescopus dhara
Common Tiger Snake
Telescopus semiannulatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of East African Egg Eater at Tsavo East National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 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 |