what kind of boa is this?

[Morbahzon]

I was told by the guy I got him from that he is peruvian. I have no idea. Not sure his age, just under 5 feet. Any help would be great. Wish the pics were a little better...but this is the best I could do.
Thanks

 

[Amelanistic Orca]

Neat Normal! Absolutely not a pure Locale Peruvian. That, I can guarantee! It's a neat Normal BCI. Thanks for posting! Nice and healthy in appearance

 

[Morbahzon]

Can you elaborate a little? What characteristics are you referring to that don't make it a BCC? Just trying to get a little more informed. Thanks!

 

[Metachrosis]

I dont see any sort of BCC in that animal at all,much less specific Peruvian

 

[Scooter1685]

The color in the tail is often a good indicator, as well as pattern on the head. For some animals the number and formation of saddles can be an indication. But at the very least the way that tail is sort of yellow-orange and the face has simple bands sans spotting it looks very Colombian to me.

 

[Amelanistic Orca]

Google Peruvian BCC... Click 'images' after that and look for the difference. Too much to type... Thin saddles, head shape, deep rich red tail, color hue is off etc, etc. I'll check back if you post some pics in here...

 

[Amelanistic Orca]

Here is a solid example to start with or so... None are mine, just fine examples.

 

[Morbahzon]

thanks

 

[allreptiles1966]

Those are some nice looking boa's for sure. This ad got me looking into one.

 

[mxracer4life]

Take the next clean shed and do a scale count. That will always tell you a better story.

 

[Morbahzon]

I really have no idea how to do that. What do you do?

 

[mxracer4life]

Buy this book and study it. Vin is VERY descriptive on how to do it.

[url]http://www.cuttingedgeherp.com/books.html[/URL]

 

[Morbahzon]

Thanks

 

[mxracer4life]

No problem.

 

[AbsoluteApril]

looks like a BCi to me.

from this thread, I got the following useful info, there's also a description there on how to do it - http://www.redtailboas.com/f31/belly-scale-count-37901/

generally:
BCI
55-79 mid-body scale rows
225-260 ventral scales
47-70 subcaudal scales
22-30 dorsal saddles

BCC
77-95 mid-body scale rows
231-250 ventral scales
43-62 subcaudal scales
14-22 dorsal saddles

pic shows different ways of counting dorsal scales

 

[Morbahzon]

Thank you. That helps a lot!

 

[JCCS]

Scale count is fine and good, but remember, a large portion of Colombians count out to BCC.

 

[mxracer4life]

Scale count is fine and good, but remember, a large portion of Colombians count out to BCC.

If your a rookie and don't know what your doing. April even posted the average scale counts. Those are averages. If you have done any scale counting you would know that 99% of the time it is obvious. Yes, his boa is a normal colombian. But lets teach him the real way to figure this out. Lets teach, not judge and condemn. Yes, bci and bcc are close. But when you compare scale count to physical appearance it adds up.

 

[JCCS]

I wasn't judging nor condemning. And it's not a matter of how often you've done it, it's a matter of the range of the snakes. BCC on one side of Colombia, BCI on the other, most Colombians fall somewhere in the middle. Ronne wrote a nice little article on it somewhere. Far from judging or condemning, I was just pointing out that it isn't black and white enough for scale counts to be definitive.

 

[ShadowAceD]

If your a rookie and don't know what your doing. April even posted the average scale counts. Those are averages. If you have done any scale counting you would know that 99% of the time it is obvious. Yes, his boa is a normal colombian. But lets teach him the real way to figure this out. Lets teach, not judge and condemn. Yes, bci and bcc are close. But when you compare scale count to physical appearance it adds up.

http://www.boaconstrictor.net/forums/showthread.php?t=86