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Like all species of pygmy boas the Bahamian pygmy boa is a rather small snake averaging between 30 cm (12 in) and 60 cm (24 in) in total length. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The snake has the ability to change color through the movement of its dark pigment granules.
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 Tropidophiidae, common name dwarf boas or thunder snakes, [2] are a family of nonvenomous snakes found from Mexico and the West Indies south to southeastern Brazil. [3] These are small to medium-sized fossorial snakes, some with beautiful and striking color patterns.
Considered a small snake, the desert rosy boa normally attains a total length (including tail) of 43–112 cm (17–44 in). Exact length varies by subspecies. Desert rosy boas are one of the smaller members of the family Boidae. [4] A large adult has a body width about the diameter of a golf ball.
Rubber boas are one of the smaller boa species, adults can be anywhere from 38 to 84 cm (1.25 to 2.76 ft) long; newborns are typically 19 to 23 cm (7.5 to 9.1 in) long. The common name is derived from their skin which is often loose and wrinkled and consists of small scales that are smooth and shiny.
A Brazilian rainbow boa constrictor kept at a school in England gave birth to 14 babies last month, despite having no contact with another snake for nearly a decade.
Many snake biologists choose to recognize at least Calabaria as a member of a separate family (Calabariidae). The taxonomy of boas, pythons, and other henophidian snakes has long been debated, and ultimately the decision whether to assign a particular clade to a particular Linnaean rank (such as a superfamily , family , or subfamily ) is arbitrary.
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