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Redtail Boa

Boa constrictor amaralis

Photo by LeonardoMB
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Field Notes

Description:

This specimen possessed about 4.5 m long.
It was eating chickens and ducks from a farm.
In nature, their spots are mixed with the mulch of soil.

Habitat:

Trees from the forests of South America and Central America. In Brazil: Cerrado and Atlantic Forest.
This specimen was found in a mountainous region of coffee plantations and swamps.

Notes:

The snake was captured on security, and dropped into a region of preservation. Without damage.

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