View Full Version : What kind of boa is this?
Squirtle
10-29-11, 06:27 PM
Now that i'm more experienced, i want to own another boa. I had this boa in 2008 but had to sell it because i didn't really know what i was doing, so i didn't want to mess anything up and cause it to die. Here are pictures.
alessia55
10-29-11, 07:16 PM
I'm not a boa person, and I'm sure someone here will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that's just a red-tail boa. Not sure if it's a specific kind of RTB or anything like that though.
Shmoges
10-29-11, 07:29 PM
Columbian??
youngster
10-29-11, 07:35 PM
I'm not a boa person either but it looks like a columbian.
CDN_Blood
10-31-11, 09:39 AM
That's all Columbian :)
Jenn_06
10-31-11, 10:03 AM
its a BCI, Boa Constrictor Imperator not a true Red Tail, Boa constrictor constrictor
Terranaut
10-31-11, 11:06 AM
its a BCI, Boa Constrictor Imperator not a true Red Tail, Boa constrictor constrictor
Just curious how you can tell this and what the differences are as I to am trying to more precisely id my Boa.
Valvaren
10-31-11, 11:08 AM
If I recall correctly and easy way to tell has to do with the saddles but I don't remember the rules, sorry.
snake man12
10-31-11, 11:13 AM
Definetley colombian bci Or costa rican bci.
The shape of the red markings on a bci is also slightly different from a bci to a bcc. It's sometimes hard to tell with all the poor bloodlines.
Here is a picture of one of my bcc guyanas.
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m517/jay0133/IMG_0324.jpg
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m517/jay0133/IMG_7385-Copy.jpg
snake man12
10-31-11, 12:11 PM
If you don't know all the bci and bcc lingo BCI means Boa constrictor imperator and Bcc Means Boa constrictor constrictor. Yeah definetly not BCC
KORBIN5895
10-31-11, 01:42 PM
@ Valveren.
Awesome names! Great books.
Terranaut
10-31-11, 03:09 PM
First - sorry to the op for asking in his thread but I think my answer will help him as well.
So this is a BCI with some sort of pastel gene?
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j9/terranaut0/photo-30.jpg
The colours are spot on on my iPhone. Same as the snake.
Terranaut
11-05-11, 02:42 PM
Bump. Would love to see this answered :)
It looks like a BCI to me, and it can be hard to tell the difference because of the colouring and markings of the tail, but a Red Tail Boa would have a significantly brighter red tail. I’ve been told that the marking on the stomachs are a dead give away as well.
Terranaut
11-09-11, 02:26 AM
Belly shot .... What do you think?
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j9/terranaut0/photo-28.jpg
candyraver69
11-09-11, 03:04 AM
Some good pictures of different localities here: Home | Stöckl - Die Nr.1 Boa constrictor Seite im Internet (http://www.boa-constrictors.com/)
First of all I am a noob, not a boa expert, so don't take what I say with any weight, I'm just looking at pictures and giving a guess.
Squirtle yours looks a little like the Ecuador locality BCI to me. Yours probably was not pure, but maybe had some in there? Check that site and see what you think.
Terranaut possibly anery as far as the color morph? The color looks close to my anery Nicaraguan girls. I don't see any red in the tail at all, just brown. Could be my monitor though. Probably pastel too, I don't see any black flecking for sure until right near the tail. Locality wise it looks like the Mexico or Columbia BCI, but again, probably not pure.
SnakeyJay
11-09-11, 04:07 AM
Id say its a columbian bci, either way its a nice boa :-)
KrazyKat
11-09-11, 11:01 AM
I would just like to say this: there are no boas from Columbia. There are, however, boas from Colombia :p I don't like to be anal, but "Columbian" boas have been thrown around in this thread more than a few times, not to mention many other threads. Same as "Hogg Island" boas - these Islands do not exist, but the Hog Islands do! :p
kittievr4
11-09-11, 11:29 AM
I would just like to say this: there are no boas from Columbia. There are, however, boas from Colombia :p I don't like to be anal, but "Columbian" boas have been thrown around in this thread more than a few times, not to mention many other threads. Same as "Hogg Island" boas - these Islands do not exist, but the Hog Islands do! :p
100% agree!
KrazyKat
11-09-11, 12:40 PM
100% agree!
Thanks! ;) It's just a little pet peeve of mine, not trying to be critical, just helpful - I certainly don't pick at people's minor spelling mistakes, but this, I believe, is worth pointing out because many people wouldn't even realize "Columbian" or "Hogg" are incorrect because they've seen others spell them that way, so until correctly informed, people (who I'm sure would not want to make these mistakes), will continue to do so. I know I would want someone to point this out to me.
ANYWAY - to the OP, your boa looks like a BCI to me, possibly a "fine line". The Boa Basement - Fine Line Colombian Boas (http://www.boabasement.com/fineline.htm)
Fine line boas have thin/narrow saddles (kind of like the Boa constrictor amarali, aka: Bolivian boa), although I do not know much at all about the genetics behind this pattern mutation, but I do know that it is line bred, possibly a recessive trait...please correct me if I am wrong.
It could just be a normal with unique patterning, but it looks like it could have some pastel influence going on so really, who knows? It's impossible for anyone of us to tell you with complete confidence what his genetics are. Whatever he is though, he's very handsome :)
KrazyKat
11-09-11, 12:53 PM
First - sorry to the op for asking in his thread but I think my answer will help him as well.
So this is a BCI with some sort of pastel gene?
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j9/terranaut0/photo-30.jpg
The colours are spot on on my iPhone. Same as the snake.
Terranaut: This looks like either a pastel or hypo to me, but more pics would help.
youngster
11-09-11, 01:12 PM
I would just like to say this: there are no boas from Columbia. There are, however, boas from Colombia :p I don't like to be anal, but "Columbian" boas have been thrown around in this thread more than a few times, not to mention many other threads. Same as "Hogg Island" boas - these Islands do not exist, but the Hog Islands do! :p
Thanks for clearing that up!
I always spelled it columbian! :p
KrazyKat
11-09-11, 01:17 PM
Thanks for clearing that up!
I always spelled it columbian! :p
No problem, glad to inform! ;)
Terranaut
11-09-11, 01:38 PM
Terranaut: This looks like either a pastel or hypo to me, but more pics would help.
Ok here if specific shots would help I can take them later.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j9/terranaut0/100_3263.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j9/terranaut0/100_3264.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j9/terranaut0/100_3265.jpg
alessia55
11-09-11, 02:09 PM
The more I see photos of redtail boas the more I want to have one some day :rolleyes:
Terranaut
11-09-11, 02:58 PM
He's fantastic. Very proud to have him.
KrazyKat
11-09-11, 06:14 PM
His saddles are very interesting, almost like a low expression jungle (ie: Jungle 50% Possible Het Albino | The Urban Boa (http://www.theurbanboa.com/sale/jungle-50-possible-het-albino)). His head marking is very cool too - whatever he is, he's quite special and I would be proud to own him too if I were you ;)
hey i am not a boa expert but i do own 2.the first one shown look`s like a basic bci.
the second one shown ( the bigger one) look`s like a colombian with a salmon gene
i could be wrong though so don`t take my word.
Terranaut
11-10-11, 02:56 PM
His saddles are very interesting, almost like a low expression jungle (ie: Jungle 50% Possible Het Albino | The Urban Boa (http://www.theurbanboa.com/sale/jungle-50-possible-het-albino)). His head marking is very cool too - whatever he is, he's quite special and I would be proud to own him too if I were you ;)
After about 15 + hours in total of looking at 1000's boas I believe this guy to be a Ronne Pastel .
I found a few pics that were so close to our guy I thought it may have been him.
See
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j9/terranaut0/photo-39.jpg
This female looks just like Mack. I mean wow!!
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