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The boa constrictor (scientific name also Boa constrictor), also known as the common boa, is a species of large, non-venomous, heavy-bodied snake that is frequently kept and bred in captivity. [5] [6] The boa constrictor is a member of the family Boidae. The species is native to tropical South America. A staple of private collections and public ...
The generic name Boa came from an ancient Latin word for a type of large snake. The first specimens of Boa murina were of immature individuals from 75 to 90 cm (2.5 to 3.0 ft) in length. [6] In 1830, Johann Georg Wagler erected the separate genus Eunectes for Linnaeus's Boa murina after more and larger specimens were known and described. [7]
Tiger snake. Chappell Island tiger snake; Common tiger snake; Down's tiger snake; Eastern tiger snake; King Island tiger snake; Krefft's tiger snake; Peninsula tiger snake; Tasmanian tiger snake; Western tiger snake; Tigre snake; Tree snake. Blanding's tree snake; Blunt-headed tree snake; Brown tree snake; Long-nosed tree snake; Many-banded ...
Kia the constrictor is on the loose again. The 8-foot-long snake that was once caught crossing a Lexington street has been on the lam in Clark County since Tuesday.
Candoia bibroni—commonly known as Bibron's bevel-nosed boa, Bibron's keel-scaled boa, the Pacific tree boa [3] or the Fiji boa [4] —is a species of boa, a group of non-venomous, constricting snakes, endemic to the southern Pacific Ocean island chains of Melanesia and Polynesia.
Boa constrictor: Boa constrictor or red-tailed boa: 3: South America (except Chile and a small part of the northwest) Boa imperator: Central American boa, northern boa or Colombian boa: 1: Mexico, Central America and a small part of northwestern South America Boa nebulosa: Dominican boa [5] 0: Dominica: Boa orophias: St. Lucia boa or San Lucia ...
Boa imperator (or Boa constrictor imperator in common usage) is a large and heavy-bodied arboreal species [4] of nonvenomous, constrictor-type snake in the family Boidae.One of the most popular pet snakes (often bred in captivity) in the world, B. imperator's native range is from Mexico through Central and South America (west of the Andes Mountains, mainly in Colombia), with local populations ...
“If ever a plant said ‘don’t put me in your mouth’, this is it.” Toxic plant with ‘doll’s eyes’ is dangerous, experts warn. ‘Don’t make eye contact’