Rhombic or Common Egg-Eater Dasypeltis scabra

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When an Egg Eater swallows an egg it is the equivalent of a human swallowing a 40 gallon oildrum This fete is only possible as the snake can completely dislocate its jaw to swallow such a large object

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Size: 5200px × 3477px
Location: Victoria Falls Zimbabwe.
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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