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The boa constrictor is a large snake, although it is only modestly sized in comparison to other large snakes, such as the reticulated python, Burmese python, or the occasionally sympatric green anaconda, and can reach lengths from 3 to 13 ft (0.91 to 3.96 m) depending on the locality and the availability of suitable prey. [16]
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 ...
Boa constrictors are a fairly well-known group of non-venomous snakes that occupy a unique place in pop culture. Their massive size and primary attack method — squeezing their prey to death ...
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 constrictor. Order: Squamata · Family: Boidae. Boids or boas (Boidae) are a family of non-venomous snakes, native to the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia and some Pacific islands. They are constrictor snakes, meaning they kill their prey by constriction, enclosing them in their rings and by applying and maintaining enough pressure to inhibit ...
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 occidentalis, also commonly known as the Argentine boa, is a subspecies of large, heavy-bodied, nonvenomous, constricting snake. [2] Boa constrictor occidentalis is a member of the family Boidae, found mostly in tropical and subtropical areas in northern Argentina and Paraguay, although some members have been reported to exist in Bolivia as well.