Dasypeltis Scabra Is One of the Best Studied Species of Egg-Eating

question 21

Multiple Choice

Dasypeltis scabra is one of the best studied species of egg-eating snakes. Which of its following characteristics would strongly suggest that it has a built-in egg-cracker?

• A)pushing the egg against the rim of the bird's nest
• B)pushing the egg against ventral hypophyses
• C)pushing the egg out of the mouth
• D)pushing the egg against a ribbed trachea

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