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 West National Park
Egg-eating Snake
Dasypeltis scabra
Spotted Bush Snake
Philothamnus semivariegatus
Eastern Twig Snake
Thelotornis mossambicanus
Boomslang
Dispholidus typus
Red-lipped Snake
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
Battersby's Green Snake
Philothamnus battersbyi
Usambara Vine Snake
Thelotornis usambaricus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of East African Egg Eater at Tsavo West 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 |