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Caudal luring in Boa Constrictor imperator

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Caudal luring is most commonly seen in species such as the green tree python and copperhead among others, I've noticed that some young BCi do this as well. This is when the snake will twitch the tip of their tail to attract prey and not to be confused with the tail rattle behavior that is seen in a lot of colubrids.

Last night while cleaning some cages I caught one of my young boas doing this and decided to film it. I've only seen this behavior in babies and juvis. Anyways, just thought it was interesting. Sorry for the not so great lighting -



and yes, he is getting fed tomorrow :D
 
That's pretty cool to catch on video. I have heard of it, but never seen anything like than other than males while there courting the female. Thanks for sharing April.
 
AbsoluteApril said:
and yes, he is getting fed tomorrow :D
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LMAO!! I didn't see this part until after I saw the vid. The whole time I was watching, I was wondering if he was expecting food, or if was at least close to feeding day.

I've only seen my baby boas do that. But it was a little faster...and they kept trying to give me a "kiss"!! lol
 
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