- - My new Addition ! - -

Clubkidcarlos · 02-03-03, 11:41 AM

Hey all !
Found this site the other day and was instantly hooked with all the great info and threads pertaining to snakes ! Especially when I found myself in a mad dash to get info , adopting this 7 1/2' red tailed boa !
It's been almost a month and after a bit of meds. and care,..the snake is doing better, getting over a case of Mouth Rott.
More pics on the way

Zoe · 02-03-03, 12:14 PM

She looks great, good job with her!

Very happy to hear she found a good home :]

Tim_Cranwill · 02-03-03, 01:57 PM

Nice looking Boa!

Clownfishie · 02-03-03, 02:09 PM

Great to see that he/she is getting the care that they deserve

Sounds like you're doing a good job -- keep up the great work!

Very nice looking boa as well

Clubkidcarlos · 02-03-03, 02:44 PM

I do have a couple questions that I have yet to find the answers too reading care sheets, threads, or web sites.........

1.) Why is it this snake has completly black eyes, I don't see a slit pupil like other red tailed boas ?

2.) this snake seems much darker and subdued in coloring. I am to assume this snake is your typical COMMON BOA,.. definitely not a surinam, or guyana red tailed boa. Is this correct ?

~ thanks in advance ~~

carlos

Zoe · 02-03-03, 02:51 PM

I'm not sure about the eyes, and would be interested to know what others think!

Nope, she's not a suranim or guyana (which are true red-tails, Boa Constrictor Constrictor)... she's a "common" or "colombian" red-tail (Boa Constrictor Imperiator). The pics are dark, but she does look fairly dark even for a common. BCIs can go from pale (the snake in my avatar is pretty light) to very dark.

Zoe

Linds · 02-03-03, 02:59 PM

Congrats on the new addition! Glad she's coming along well for you

I'd definitely say she's a Colombian Boa (BCI), not a Redtailed boa (BCC). BCI (as with many species of snake) can be extremely variable in colour and pattern. As for eyes, I have seen a few BCI that have appeared to have black eyes, have you tried holding her up to a light? Maybe in the bathroom or where ever it is fairly bright in your house? You'll find she does have a pupil in there, but just has naturally dark eyes.

Clubkidcarlos · 02-03-03, 04:22 PM

Thank you Zoe and Lindsay for the advice !

here is a close-up :

Snake_Hunter · 02-04-03, 09:02 AM

i to have a colombian red tailed and under bright light the pupil becomes very narrow and also if you look at my snakes eyes its has a coloured patteren running through its eyes it actualy very cool looking

Andrew

:Groove:

Zoe · 02-04-03, 12:37 PM

Very nice! Why is her mouth open? RI, hiss?

Goodluck with her!
Zoe

Clubkidcarlos · 02-04-03, 02:32 PM

The top pic of the snake with the mouth open is one of the first pics I had of the snake when she arrived.

She was "some kind of BUSTED up" when I got her. Mouth rott, and RI, retained eye caps and not eating well. The meds and heat are bringing her back to the land of the SLITHERING, so keeping fingers crossed

moperri · 02-04-03, 10:18 PM

Well nice snake man, good luck with her.

tightsqueeze · 02-04-03, 11:27 PM

its good to hear that more people are taking in more BIGGER of the snakes species... keep it up bro he/she look georgeus!

maybe even breed it one day ...lol i'll take one

:monkey:
jay

Clubkidcarlos · 02-05-03, 11:57 AM

--- I have no bias against this bigger snake, and jumped at the opportunity to take ownership. Granted the small babies of what ever red tailed species are easier to handle,... ( lighter and not as difficult to remove from table legs, furniture, or unfortunate younger siblings)
- But she's just a big 7 foot easy going gal , that has never given me trouble. I like the shock appeal of a BIG snake when company visits, and to me ... this is the size that appeals to me.

tightsqueeze · 02-05-03, 01:59 PM

thats great are you looking in to breeding?