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Egg-eating snake — can refer to six different species of snake, found within two genera: * Dasypeltis , the group of African egg eating snakes *Indian egg eating snake ( Elachistodon westermanni ) … Wikipedia
egg-eating snake — ▪ reptile any of the five species of the genus Dasypeltis of sub Saharan Africa and Elachistodon westermanni of northeastern India. These nonvenomous snakes comprise the subfamily Dasypeltinae, family Colubridae. Members of Dasypeltis eat only… … Universalium
Snakes in mythology — Snakes were central to many mythologies because of their perceived quality of being both familiar and exotic. The behaviour of snakes and their facial features (e.g. the unblinking, lidless eyes) seemed to imply that they were intelligent, that… … Wikipedia
Egg (biology) — Bird eggs and others (click on image for key) … Wikipedia
List of snakes of South Asia (Colubridae) — The following is a list of colubrid snakes of South Asia, primarily covering the region covered by mainland India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, parts of Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Island chains. This forms part of the… … Wikipedia
snail-eating snake — ▪ reptile any of several members of the Old World subfamily Pareinae and of the New World subfamily Dipsadinae, family Colubridae. All have long delicate teeth; those at the front of the upper jaw are used to seize the body of a snail,… … Universalium
snake — snakelike, adj. /snayk/, n., v., snaked, snaking. n. 1. any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas. 2. a treacherous person; an … Universalium
Dasypeltis — Montane egg eating snake Dasypeltis atra Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Snake — Ophidian redirects here. For the professional wrestler, see The Osirian Portal. This article is about the animal. For other uses, see Snake (disambiguation). Snakes Temporal range: Early Cretaceous – Recent, 112–0 Ma … Wikipedia
dinosaur — /duy neuh sawr /, n. 1. any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals. 2. something that is… … Universalium
Dasypeltis scabra — D. scabra after swallowing an egg Conservation status … Wikipedia
