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Ethiopian highlands yield a new species of egg-eating snake
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October 9, 2026

Ethiopian highlands yield a new species of egg-eating snake

A new-to-science species of egg-eating snake has been documented in the forested mountains of southern Ethiopia, according to a recent study. The snake, which has an ink-black body, bluish skin between its scales, and stark-white throat and belly, has been named the white-throated egg-eater (Dasypeltis albigularis). It’s nonvenomous, feeding entirely on bird eggs, which it […]

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