Are Boa Constrictors Difficult?īoa constrictors make excellent pets! Despite their large size, even novice reptile-keepers have success and little difficulty keeping boas!
Generally BCI boas are more often bred to display a greater variety of morphs. BCIs usually display a more muted or toned-down red coloration, especially as they get older.Ĭaptive breeding projects have led to many color morphs such as albino boas being available to hobbyists. These saddles are varying degrees of brown or reddish-red with BCC boas exhibiting a more intense red coloration. In general boas are a combination of brown, gray, cream as their foundation color with patches, or saddles, of pattern and color that deepens as it gets closer to the tail. Some individuals have been known to live over 40 years! Having a boa constrictor for a pet is definitely a commitment for many years to come! BCI & BCC Colors and Morphsīoa constrictors coloration can vary depending on their locale. Very large females can reach a weight of near 60 lbs however, somewhere between 20 and 30 lbs are much more common.īCC boas tend to get a little larger than BCI boas.ĭo you like the idea of a “heavier-bodied snake but the size of a boa may be a bit too much? Have you considered a ball python? How Long Do Boas Live?īoas in captivity can live, on average, between 20 and 30 years. In captivity females can regularly exceed 10ft growing to a potential 14 ft long!
(large compared to the giant snakes such as the Burmese and reticulated pythons)įemales average between 7 and 12ft while males are usually a bit smaller at 6 to 8ft. Most “Island” boas Boa Constrictor Size & Weightīoa constrictors are large, heavy bodied snakes. Suriname, Guyana BCI – Boa Constrictor Imperator Columbia, BCC (constrictor) and BCI (imperator) Boas Boa Locale BCC – Boa Constrictor Constrictor Venezuela, Red-tailed boas can also find shelter and cover in animal burrows under the ground. The rainforest provides a prolific amount of cover to protect them from natural predators and offers them an almost unlimited amount of available prey.īoas not only inhabit and move through the trees, they are quite capable swimmers and are often found near rivers. While boa constrictors can thrive in a variety of environments (from tropical rainforest to almost desert-like regions) they prefer rainforest where humidity and temperature are more suited to their survival. There are small populations that live in the rural, Southern extremes of Florida, introduced as discarded pets. The boa constrictor is found mainly in some parts of Central and a large part of South America, as well as many islands off the coast. BCI & BCC Boa Constrictor Natural Habitat *note: most reptile and snake-keepers will refer to BOTH BCC and BCI boas as “red-tailed” boas even though only BCCs are considered to be true red-tailed boas. There are a number of species of boas, but the two that we’ll be covering here are the BCI – Boa Constrictor Imperator (common boa) and the BCC – Boa Constrictor Constrictor (red-tailed boa).
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