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  2. Cockatrice - Wikipedia

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    A cockatrice is a mythical beast, essentially a two-legged dragon, wyvern, or serpent-like creature with a rooster's head. Described by Laurence Breiner as "an ornament in the drama and poetry of the Elizabethans", it was featured prominently in English thought and myth for centuries. They are created by a chicken egg hatched by a toad or snake.

  3. Dasypeltis - Wikipedia

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    Dasypeltis species are readily available in the exotic pet trade, but due to their unique dietary needs they can be a challenge to keep in captivity. Most egg-eating snakes never get large enough to consume typical chicken eggs, so smaller ones must be provided, such as finch or quail eggs.

  4. Central African egg-eating snake - Wikipedia

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    As is typical in snakes, males tend to be smaller than females. Baby egg-eating snakes and adult males are generally able to eat finch eggs, although some males can grow large enough to eat button quail eggs. Female adults are often large enough to eat full size quail eggs or even chicken eggs.

  5. Dasypeltis scabra - Wikipedia

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    Dasypeltis scabra feeds exclusively on eggs. The lining of the mouth has small, parallel ridges, very similar to human fingerprints, which aid in grasping the shell of an egg. Once swallowed, the egg is punctured by specialized vertebral hypapophyses which extend into the esophagus.

  6. Egg-eating snake - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  7. Massive pile of eggs found in python’s nest sets alarming ...

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    It was when the 13-foot, 9-inch snake lunged to bite that he got a grip on her head and pulled the snake from the nest. Multiple egg “squirted out” during the capture, the video shows.

  8. Dasypeltis gansi - Wikipedia

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    Dasypeltis gansi, commonly known as Gans's egg-eater or Gans' egg-eating snake, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to West Africa . Etymology

  9. Southern black racer - Wikipedia

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    The southern black racer can be mistaken for a cottonmouth – a venomous snake more commonly called a water moccasin. The venomous snake has a white lining inside of its mouth. Racers are nonvenomous and do not breed with cottonmouths. Natural enemies include such birds of prey as hawks, including the red-shouldered hawk and broad-winged hawk ...