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Boa Constrictor, Red-tailed Boa

Boa constrictor

Photo by Irene Brady
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

While this might be technically a Red-tailed Boa, as you can see the tail isn't very red. This boa was about 7' long, with markings that served to camouflage it nicely on the forest floor, as you can see. A calm snake, it was apprehended in a rabbit hutch, having eaten the rabbit, which could be seen as a large bulge about two feet down its length. During its release, it upchucked the rabbit and slithered off into the rainforest.

Habitat:

Rainforest in the Maya Mt. foothills surround the milpa (farm garden) where this boa ate the rabbit. It probably had to cross grassy areas and/or a road to get to the rabbit.

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Comments (1)

Beautiful snake, great captures, Irene! It's a shame it regurgitated its meal, but I'm sure it won't have a problem finding another one!

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