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Adult Guyana Rainbow Boas

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The usual size of mature female boas is between 7 and 10 feet, and males between 6 and 8 feet. colombianus) grows to 5-6 feet long and matures between 4-6 years old. For example, the most common subspecies in captivity is the Colombian rainbow boa (E. Size and weight: Epicrates maurus is the smallest of the rainbow boas, reaching lengths of 3 to 5 feet on average, although length varies by subspecies. long10 more rows What is the rarest boa?Ĭropans boa How large do Columbian rainbow boas get? How big do Columbian boas get?Ĭlass:ReptiliaAge of maturity:18 months 3 yearsSize: Females 7 9 ft Males 6 8 ftWeight:Females, the larger sex, usually weight 20 30 lbs.Size at birth:Around 24 in. Are Colombian boas friendly?ĭue to their impressive but manageable size, beautiful colors, and friendly demeanor, Colombian boas make excellent pets for keepers willing to provide the space for an adult specimen. Reaching more than 40 feet in length and weighing over a ton, titan boas left fossils that were found in a Columbian coalmine. Though long extinct, the largest snake species known is the titan boa (Titanoboa cerrejonesis) of South America. Sturdy and long lived – typically up to 30 years in captivity.

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Reaches full adult size in approximately 48 months. How big do Hypo Motley boas get?Īpproximate sizes: Babies – 14 to 22 inches first year – 4 to 5 feet second year – 6 to 8 feet full grown – 6 to 10 feet. Motleys show more of a lavender/silver color as opposed to the common brown boas that we see from Columbia. It has circles on the back as apposed to the common squares or diamonds. It is a fusion of dorsal striping with no side pattern, and pin five stripes. The Motley Boa is a new Genetic pattern mutation of the Boa. Is IMG a dominant gene?Ĭommon Name:Reticulated Python, ReticScientific Name:Python reticulatusNatural Habitat:Southeast Asia, Philippines, Thailand, Eastern Sudan, Queensland, and Northern Territory in AustraliaAdult Size: Average at 20 feet in captivityLifespan:Average at 30 years3 more rowsx26bull 1 What makes a motley boa? There are several genes that are known as dominant as: Arabesque, Scoria, IMG (Azabache), Inca. What is a IMG boa?Īnacondas are boas and are the largest. How big does a motley boa get?ĥ to 6 feet How much does a Colombian boa cost?Ĭolumbian red tail boas often retail between $150 and $200, and a rosy boa may start as low as $25, but prices go up from there depending on where you purchase the snake. How large do Columbian rainbow boas get?.

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That face! My child! Lucy’s getting so big! A precious daughter! A sweet loop! A baby!

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God she’s even funnier out of focus.

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Hey hey! Love the blog, very informative!

Would it be ok for me to ask if you know about Colombia's snakes? I don't know what we have over here 😖

Sure thing! Colombia has a ton of cool snakes, and an incredible amount of diversity! There are over 300 native species, and representatives from half of all 18 snake families!

One of the coolest snakes native to Colombia is the American pipe snake, Anilius scytale. These guys are the only extant members of their family, the Aniliids, and they're some of the most primitive snakes in the world. They have rigid jaws, a narrow row of belly scales, and are probably really close to what the first true snakes looked like!

Colombia has two dwarf boas, and my favorite is the eyelash boa (Trachyboa boulengeri). These guys aren't actually boas at all, they're tropidophiids, a closely related but distinct genus of fossorial snakes.

Burrowing snakes, like the Amazon burrowing snake (Apostolepis niceforoi), make up a very solid chunk of Colombia's native colubrids. These little guys spend most of their time in underground burrows, so they're rarely seen.

The most iconic viper native to Colombia is probably the fer-de-lance (Bothrops asper). They're also considered one of the most dangerous snakes in the region, with a bite that's unusually dangerous for viper bites. You can easily recognize them by their triangle-shaped markings, which look like spearheads!

The machete savane (Chironius carinatus) is one of my favorite Colombian snakes! They're very slender and very long, sometimes getting as much as ten feet long! You'll usually find them up in rainforest trees, hunting for rodents and birds.

The mussurana (Clelia clelia) is another iconoc Colombian colubrid! These guys are known for their diet, which is mostly other snakes - especially vipers like the fer-de-lance!

The Colombian rainbow boa (Epicrates maurus) is probably my favorite Colombian snake! Like the other boas in their genus, they're named for their strength - epicrates means "strong hug!" They're my favorite rainbow boa to recommend to pepole looking to buy their first, because they're great pets and not as delicate as their cousins the Brazilian rainbow boas.

The annulated tree boa (Corallus annulatus) is one of the coolest tree boas in Colombia! They're not quite as flashy as their cousins Amazon tree boas, but they make up for it with their beautiful patterning and soft colors!

Colombia has lots of coral snakes, and my favorite is the semi-aquatic coral snake (Micrurus surinamensis). They're one of the biggest and heaviest coral snakes in the world, reaching a maximum of about 5 feet long.

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Brown Rainbow Boa Epicrates maurus Source: Here

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I’m a fan of snakes. Most of you already know this because I don’t exactly keep it secret. Snakes are just…cool. They don’t behave like other animals, come in a wide range of sizes and colors (and shapes, even if all snakes are tubular). And like a lot of snake people, I have my favorites. Some favorites are snakes I actually keep. Some favorites are snakes I will probably never keep. But they all have one thing in common:  I think they are pretty darn awesome.

With that in mind, here are my five favorite snake species!

1. Bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer sayi)

Bullsnakes are probably the coolest North American colubrid. They are a subspecies of the gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer) and are, unfortunately, often mistaken for rattlesnakes even though they look quite different.

Part of that mistaken identity is their distinct personalities:  loud, vocal, and hungry. One of the reasons I love these snakes is their attitude. When a bullsnake isn’t happy with you, you’ll know it. See for yourself:

That noise you hear is the air being pushed over a little flap in their throats. Some people believe this is a form of mimicry because it sounds similar to a rattlesnake. Whatever the reason for this adaptation, it is certainly an intimidating display for a snake that is essentially harmless. Sadly, their general look and their attitude is one reason they are regularly killed by people who don’t know any better.

I love these snakes so much that I actually have one named Starbuck. Contrary to the above video, she doesn’t have nearly the attitude I expected. Here’s a picture:

2. Hairy Bush Viper (Atheris hispida)

The hairy bush viper is one of two species of snake that look suspiciously like legless dragons. The other is the dragonsnake (Xenodermus javanicus), which, in my opinion, looks less like a dragon than the hairy bush viper.

Like many snakes in less-researched parts of the world, we don’t know a whole lot about the hairy bush viper, which hails from Central Africa. They are venomous, as the name “viper” suggests. As far as we know, their bites can be fatal without first aid and antivenin treatments, featuring a combo of neurotoxins, cytotoxins, and fasciculins that can lead to severe hemorrhaging of internal organs and other less-than-exciting consequences. In other words, I will never keep these snakes as pets.[1. They tend to die in captivity anyway.]

But they are just so cool looking, right?[2. Be careful with pictures of these guys. There are a lot of photoshopped images out there.]

3. Rainbow Boa (Epicrates cenchria)

Of all of the boa species, the rainbow boas are by far my favorites. And for good reason. The best representative of the species is the Brazilian rainbow boa (Epicrates cenchria cenchria). The Peruvian variation (Epicrates cenchria gaigeae) is also quite stunning, though it may just be a locality of the Brazilian and not a subspecies of its own. Other variations lack some of the bright oranges and reds, such as the Colombian rainbow boa (Epicrates maurus), which is the second most-kept rainbow boa in the pet trade.

If you want to see just how beautiful these snakes are, check out these pictures of Furiosa (a Peruvian) and Santiago (a Colombian):

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My dream is to have a breeding pair or trio of every rainbow boa subspecies currently known. Unfortunately, only two of the subspecies are readily available in the pet trade, meaning finding the others will be very difficult. Sadface.

4. Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus)

Tiny and beautiful. Ring-necked snakes are probably my favorite snake to encounter in the wild. They’re mild-mannered, dainty, and darn cute. And they don’t get nearly the love that they deserve. One thing that is particularly neat about these snakes is their coloration. All of them have brightly colored bellies ranging from yellows to dark red (largely locality based).

While they are less common than the garter snake, a lot of North Americans have encountered them in their gardens or on trails. I stumbled upon one for the first time in Santa Cruz, California while on a tour of UCSC!

Here’s a picture of one of the many I encountered in Florida:

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5. Corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus)

This is Scully, my Okeetee corn snake.[1. Okeetee refers to the morph, which derives from a locality or genetic “area” in South Carolina. For the most part, Okeetee corns are a pattern variant and generally not “of the area” anymore.]

Ain’t she cute?

Pretty much everyone has heard of the corn snake. They’re one of the three most commonly kept snake species, and for good reason:  they’re awesome. Of all the common species in the pet trade, this is my favorite snake because of their inquisitive and calm demeanor. They’re just fun to be around because they’re always interested in what’s going on. If there’s a snake species most closely linked to a dog, it’s the corn snake.

Also:  wild-variety corn snakes are seriously some of the most beautiful creatures you will ever see. They come in clay gray with maroon saddles, variations of orange and red, contrasts between white, orange, and red, and on and on. They’re just beautiful!

And there you have it. My five favorite snakes. What about you? Do you have any favorites species? You don’t have to love them as much as I do; appreciating from afar counts! Let me know in the comments!

  It's blog time, y'all! On today's blog, I finally do something I've been meaning to do for a while: list my 5 favorite snake species! So here goes... I'm a fan of snakes. Most of you already know this because I don't exactly keep it secret.

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convergent evolution in snakes

in evolutionary biology, convergent evolution is the process whereby two animals that are not closely related independently evolve to have similar or identical traits as a result of needing to adapt to similar ecological niches.

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green vine snake (oxybeltis fulgidus): endemic to south america (belize, bolivia, brazil, costa rica, ecuador, french guiana, mexico, panama, suriname), feeds on small lizards, 6 feet

asian vine snake (ahaetulla prasina): endemic to asia (bangladesh, bhutan, burma, cambodia, china, india, singapore, thailand, vietnam), feeds on small reptiles and tree frogs, 6 feet

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emerald tree boa (corallus caninus): endemic to south america (colombia, brazil, venezuela, suriname), feeds on small mammals, lizards and frogs, 6 feet, hatchlings are orange or red

green tree python (morelia virdidis): endemic to australia (+ new guinea, indonesia), feeds on small mammals and lizards, 6 feet, hatchlings are red or yellow

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beaked sea snake (enhydrina schistosa): endemic to oceans surrounding india and indian islands (arabian sea), feeds on fish, deep notch in the jaws creating the “beaked” snout, feeds on spiny catfish and puffer fishes, more aggressive disposition

zweifel’s beaked snake (enhydrina zweifeli): endemic to the oceans surrounding australia and new guinea (timor sea, sepik river), deep notch in the jaws creating the “beaked” snout, feeds on spiny catfish and puffer fishes, more aggressive disposition. dna testing shows that it is not related to the beaked sea snake.

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colombian rainbow boa (epicrates maurus): endemic to south america, feeds on small mammals and birds, 3 feet, terrestrial but often climbs, hatchlings are spotted but markings fade with age

children’s python (antaresia childreni): endemic to australia, feeds on small mammals and birds, 3 feet, terrestrial but often climbs, hatchlings are spotted but markings fade with age

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Fungal infection of the eyes of the snake Epicrates chenchria maurus: enucleation under halothane narcosis

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Lucy

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Lucy is a growing young lady with a no-nonsense temperament. Patient as can be, when she's bothered about something or done with whatever you're doing, she will let you know! Part of this is due to her age, as many young boas have a "nippy phase" when they're small, but it also simply seems to be her emerging personality. That said, she is a very gentle girl willing to sit around the hand as long as you like, and very active when the mood strikes her!

Facts About Lucy (epicrates maurus)

Lucy is a Colombian Rainbow Boa. Like her Brazilian cousins, her scales are brilliantly iridescent, which leaves her looking like a long prism of rainbow colors under the right light! Unlike her bright-red cousins, however, Lucy is brown, and in time, her markings will fade away to faint smudges. On the flip-side, Colombian Rainbow Boas are generally a little more easy-going than their brighter relatives. There are also Argentine Rainbow Boas, which aren't as bright as the Brazilians, but do not fade out the way Colombians do. They're a little more uncommon, though!

All Rainbow Boas share a trait that makes them not recommended for beginner keepers: they dehydrate rapidly and require rather exacting care standards to thrive, especially when young. 80%+ humidity is what they need, meaning that their housing also needs extra care and maintenance to ensure that mold doesn't take hold, as it, too, thrives in high humidity. They also tend to prefer temperatures a little cooler than many other snakes as well, and readily overheat if you don't keep the thermostat just right.

In spite of their delicacies, however, they are beloved for their shiny scales, and fairly commonly kept -- especially as morphs (differences in color or pattern) have crept into the market in the last few years! While Lucy is a wild-type Colombian Rainbow Boa, looking just as they do in nature, between the different species of Rainbow Boa you can find Albinos, Calicos, Leucistics, Stripes, and many other strange, colorful variations to the standard rainbow boa. The popularity of this species continues to grow!

Lucy is about 3ft (1m) long, just over one year old, and she weighs an indeterminate number of grams because lately she won't sit on the scale! She has a lot of growing left in her, and should max out around 5-6ft (2m) in length!

While Lucy tends not to move much when left to her own devices, she loves to swim and to climb things. Her favorite thing to do is bask in warm water with her head hidden in a bit of moss so she can put her camouflage to good work!

Lucy also enjoys climbing things, whether it's a small fake tree or an actual, real tree. She is an active, busy girl!

In spite of that, however, Lucy is an ambush predator, and prefers to sit under or inside of something for much of the day, waiting for an item of food to be presented to her.

Lucy got her name simply by looking like a Lucy.

Ask me a question about Lucy here, and I can add it to this list!

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rainbow boa subspecies

brazilian rainbow boas (epicrates cenchria cenchria) are native to the amazon basin. this subspecies is known for its attractive red-brown colouration. unlike colombian rainbow boas, the colouration and markings of the snake become more vibrant with age. several unique colour morphs are now available in the pet trade including t+ and t- albinos, hypomelanistic, anerythristic, two calico lines and many more.

peruvian rainbow boas (epicrates cenchria gaigei) have now been reclassified as brazilian rainbow boas and many keepers now refer to them as a locality. peruvians are distinguished by bolder black markings and a richer red colouration as well as fewer scales. this is because their scales are slightly larger. 

colombian rainbow boas (epicrates cenchria maurus) are the northernmost subspecies and are regarded as the most docile of all the subspecies. these snakes have a stockier build and rarely exceed 5 feet. as neonates, colombians are prominently marked with black ocelli and stripes, but as they age the markings rapidly fade. a few morphs are available in the pet trade including hypomelanistic, leucistic and ghost.

espirito santo rainbow boas (epicrates cenchria hygrophilus) are restricted in range to the state of espirito santo, brazil. these rare snakes are born white and take on a tan or yellow colouration as they grow. not much is known about this subspecies and they are difficult to find in the pet trade.

argentine rainbow boas (epicrates cenchria alvarezi) are native to north and south argentina where they live a semi-arboreal lifestyle. these snakes are known to be more delicate than the other subspecies, being more likely to fast when stressed. they are also more docile and can easily be tamed down. 

caatinga rainbow boas (epicrates cenchria assisi) are found in the caatinga region of brazil. this subspecies is identified by its unique colouration - it looks similar to the paraguayan subspecies, but has a richer base colour and well-defined white markings on the sides of the neck. some individuals can be very dark, almost olive-black.

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Bóbita

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I love his light, pale eyes. Most Colombians I see have super dark eyes, but his have always been quite light.