Subfamily Dasypeltinae, family Colubridae: genus Dasypeltis (of Africa), and Elachistodon westermanni (of India)
Example sentencesExamples
A fully grown Egg Eater grows to a size of 60-76cm (24-30 inches) in length.
But no egg-eaters could eat all of the dinosaurs' eggs; they would eat themselves into extinction if they did (they would have no more food).
Predators were rarely sighted, but in one case, a common egg-eater snake was found in a nest, feeding on the eggs.
This dove's egg contains all the goodness that the egg eating snake requires to live.
The African egg-eating snake is a popular pet in the United States.
Definition of egg-eating snake in US English:
egg-eating snake
(also egg-eater)
noun
An Old World snake that swallows birds' eggs. It has weak teeth, and breaks shells with sawlike projections inside the gullet.
食卵蛇
Subfamily Dasypeltinae, family Colubridae: genus Dasypeltis (of Africa, in particular the widespread D. scabra), and Elachistodon westermanni (of India)
Example sentencesExamples
Predators were rarely sighted, but in one case, a common egg-eater snake was found in a nest, feeding on the eggs.
The African egg-eating snake is a popular pet in the United States.
This dove's egg contains all the goodness that the egg eating snake requires to live.
A fully grown Egg Eater grows to a size of 60-76cm (24-30 inches) in length.
But no egg-eaters could eat all of the dinosaurs' eggs; they would eat themselves into extinction if they did (they would have no more food).