Good to be back in the herp world!

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Originally Posted by PatrickT

I was able to see it in free last december when i was in the Lokobe forest in Madagascar:


You can check the climate data of Lokobe Nosy be to get it right. It was very humid and quite warm. If you need any info ask me.

Thanks Patrick! Your picture is awesome, and that looks like it was an amazing trip. It now makes my wish, though, that I did not have a strictly terrestrial setup. From your picture, it seems that "ground" boa might be a misnomer, and that they are semi-arboreal. That is basically how I got environmental data for them, by checking climate data for Northern Madagascar.

Originally Posted by trailblazer295

Never heard of that boa before but amazing scale pattern. Definitely one I'd have to buy if I came across one. How big do they get?

Again, the data here is unreliable. When that is the case with snakes, I usually lean towards the smaller numbers. In captivity, expect the average male to go 6-7 feet, and 7-8 feet for the female with outliers at 8-10 feet respectively. There are reports of 13 feet, but I doubt it. Girth wise, they are probably the heaviest boa. They aren't like a blood python, but not far off it either.