Are harmless, non venomous snakes that feed on only eggs. They are specialised egg-eaters. They swallow eggs wholly, spines in the neck break the eggs, the content is swallowed and the shell spat out. From old text, Ghana supposedly has about four egg-eating snake species. I have confirmed three so far. Two shown here from the Northern savannah part of Ghana and one from the Atewa forest (picture later). The D. Gansi appears to be the most commonest as i have handled over 30 so far within a 10 year period and only two of the D. scabra and only one of the D. fasciata ? (from the forest) For more details on egg-eaters click here Rhombic egg eater ( Dasypeltis scabra ) Gan's egg eater ( Dasypeltis gansi )
Shares knowledge of Biodiversity (vertebrates), especially of Africa with specific examples from field data collection from Ghana, West Africa. In Ghana and indeed West Africa, animals are killed a lot, mainly for food, but most are killed for no justifiable reasons. Snakes and other reptiles in particular are killed on sight due to negative perceptions and fear, locals have about them. This blog intends to educate people about vertebrates of West Africa and help conserve them.
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