How this snake thrives on an egg-only diet and without any venom
The African egg-eater snake, Dasypeltis gansi, exhibits remarkable anatomical adaptations for its unique diet of bird eggs. Its highly flexible cranial architecture and distensible soft tissues allow it to swallow eggs significantly larger than its own head. This specialization enables it to thrive in habitats rich with nesting birds, relying on camouflage and mimicry for survival.
The African egg-eater snake, Dasypeltis gansi, exhibits remarkable anatomical adaptations for its unique diet of bird eggs. Its highly flexible cranial architecture and distensible soft tissues allow it to swallow eggs significantly larger than its own head. This specialization enables it to thrive in habitats rich with nesting birds, relying on camouflage and mimicry for survival.
