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Definition of egg-eating snake in English: egg-eating snakenoun An Old World snake which swallows birds' eggs. 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. 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).
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