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Category: Boas
Boa Constrictor
A heavy-bodied constrictor with a reddish-brown tail, one of the most popular large pet snakes, native to Cent…
Emerald Tree Boa
A vivid green arboreal boa with white zigzag markings, coiling on branches in Amazonian forests.
Amazon Tree Boa
A tree boa that varies from gray to orange, active at night in Amazonian canopy.
Green Anaconda
The heaviest snake in the world, a massive semi-aquatic constrictor of South American rivers and swamps.
Yellow Anaconda
A large yellow-and-black patterned anaconda, semi-aquatic and powerful.
Rainbow Boa
A glossy snake with an iridescent rainbow sheen over a tan-and-dark pattern, native to South America.
Rosy Boa
A small, calm boa with smooth pale bands, native to arid southwestern deserts, easy to keep.
Sand Boa
A burrowing boa with a blunt head and short tail, hiding in sand in arid regions.
Rubber Boa
A smooth, rubbery-looking boa of western North America, slow-moving and cold-tolerant.
Madagascar Ground Boa
A large constrictor of Madagascar with dark blotches, terrestrial and powerful.
Dwarf Boa
A small tree-living boa of South America, slender and colorful, less common in trade.
Pacific Island Boa
A constrictor of Pacific islands including Fiji, with varied brown patterning.
