Wild Fiji Boas photos posted

Hi, I live in Fiji and have three year old Fiji Boa babies (Candoia bibroni bibroni) born to wild snakes saved from being killed by locals during land clearance.

If you are interested in colourations and behaviours found in the wild, I've jusy posted some photos in the boa gallery (helenthereef) .... any comments or questions welcome.

Helen

Helen why not post them here so we don't have to search for them.. Randy

I haven't posted the photos here 'cos I can't figure out how..... Technologically challenged or what. You can push the 'Gallery" button under my post and get to them easily though.

Instructions on how to properly use the site welcomed....
Helen

It's pretty easy. When you click a picture in your album, you'll see a URL underneath it. Like so...




Put your cursor inside that URL area, and press Ctrl A to highlight it. Press Ctrl C to copy it. Go back to your post and hit Ctrl V to paste the url, and your image will appear like so....




Not hard at all.

Thanks for the photo posting advice, when I follow it I paste the link, not the photo - maybe it's the way my computer's set up - can you view the photo of the black boa morph below?

Sorry to turn this into a computer seminar, I am well known for being a Keyboard Klutz

Helen

I see a picture of a black snake with a red belly.

Now you can practice and show us some more.

OK, I have finally been able to post the photos, so here they are (below), thanks very much for the "How-to" advice.

These 'Candoia bibroni bibroni" native Fiji boas are in Fiji, rescued from being killed by locals during land clearance during construction activities. These are 4 adults, of three naturally occuring colour morphs, two of which display threat postures similar to a venomous snake, and at least one of which will actually strike aggressively if threatened. The other two are much more docile and easily handled.

There are also shots of the babies born in capitivity and now a year to a year and a half old. I'm interested in how these colours compare to those bred in capitivity.

Also my brown/pink babies seem to be able to change colour according to preference - one likes to remain quite pale pink, the other remains brown most of the time, and the third prefers high contrast dark grey, however all can be brown or pink at will. Is this sex linked? Do they retain this ability?

Thanks for your interest!
Helen


Four adult wild Fiji Boas, 1 brown, 2 grey and 1 black morphs


Three coloured heads in a snake tangle


Standard brown adult


Grey morph


Grey morph striking pose


Black morph red belly


Black morph defensive pose

Too many pics in my last post, so here are baby pics under seperate cover: Born to wild Fiji boa adults in captivity, so natural colouration, but seem to be able to change colour at will from pink to brown to almost grey.

Brown baby about a year old


Pink baby about a year and a half old, 2 feet long


"Double header" Two babies in tube

Awsome pics I'm drooling on my keyboard

I take it by their slenderness, that they are arboreal? Or at least partially?

Sure a nice variation amongst them.