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Inclusion body disease (IBD) is an infectious and invariably fatal viral disease affecting captive specimens of the boid family of snakes, particularly Boa constrictor.It has been recognized since the mid-1970s.
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 ...
red-tailed boa constrictor or red-tailed boa South America except for the ranges of the other three subspecies [13] B. c. longicauda: Price & Russo, 1991 long-tailed boa constrictor or long-tailed boa northern Peru [13] B. c. occidentalis: Philippi, 1873 Argentine boa constrictor or Argentine boa Argentina and Paraguay [13] B. c. ortonii: Cope ...
Boa constrictor, boa constrictor or red-tailed boa Boa constrictor constrictor, red-tailed boa constrictor or red-tailed boa; Boa constrictor longicauda, long-tailed boa constrictor or long-tailed boa; Boa constrictor occidentalis, Argentine boa constrictor or Argentine boa (also known locally as ampalagua, lampalagua or boa de las vizcacheras) [3]
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.
The most common type of rainbow boa found in the pet trade is the Brazilian rainbow boa, E. c. cenchria. During the 1980s and early 1990s, substantial numbers were exported from Suriname. Today, however, far fewer are exported, and most offered for sale are captive bred. [6]
Aug. 4—A live boa constrictor was captured on a cargo ship at Honolulu Harbor over the weekend, the state Department of Agriculture said in a news release today. Agents with the U.S. Customs and ...
But van der Herchen made a far more surprising discovery when he came face-to-face with a 6-foot-long boa constrictor that took up residence in his home. RELATED: Click through photos of snakes ...