From c.1300 as to go, move, depart; move (someone or something), transport. Sense of to alter, to change appeared mid-13c. (cf. shiftless). Meaning change the gear setting of an engine is from 1910; to shift gears in the figurative sense is from 1961. Related: Shifted; shifting.
The African Egg-Eating Snake. The African egg-eating snake is one of Egyptâs more benevolent species. These tree-dwelling snakes have a wide range throughout Africa and parts of Arabia, but in Egypt they primarily inhabit the southern Nile Valley.f thereâs one snake in all of Egypt most likely to be mistaken for a devil, itâs the horned viper. This highly venomous desert snake has a hornlike scale protruding above each of its eyes, giving it a truly demonic appearance.
Diadem Snakes. For some reason, diadem ratsnakes, sometimes called Egyptian ratsnakes, have become common in the pet trade. These are not true ratsnakes, which would be in the genus Elaphe, but rather are in the genus Spalerosophis.'ve had several of these snakes, and currently have a pair of sub-adults. These snakes are very easy to keep in captivity. They can be kept like Elaphe or Lampropeltis, requiring only a decent-sized cage, simple substrate, water, weekly feedings, and heating at room temperature.