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Old 10-04-08, 11:30 AM   #16
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Re: New boa Not sure what kind it is Help

Ah all Boas look somewhat the same yes as they are all related to one another. There are however several very distinct subspecies of Boa constrictors. The orginal posters pic is not a Red Tail Boa. The other pic provided by Finn is. Red tail is just a marketing name anyhow & can be applied to multiple subspecies of Boa. Look at the first pic & then the second. Can you see the differences? I can see plenty. Color, pattern, saddles etc. are all very distinct from one to the other. To an untrained eye many snakes all appear to be the same, but they are all different subspecies for various taxonomy reasons. Even the exact same subspecies have their differences based on locale. Some are very subtle some are very obvious. The more one learns & understands Boas the easier it isto tell them all apart. The 2 Boas pictured are not the same even by a long shot Mark
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