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What kind of boa is this ?
 

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That's absolutely absurd, the animal pictured isn't even remotely close to a rainbow boa.

It looks like a mutt BCI... Boa constrictor imperator are the most common subspecies in captivity in the US but long term captive bloodlines aren't always subspecifically pure... Given an unknown animal there's a pretty good chance it's got some mixed subspecies someplace in it's lineage but there's no way to know for certain without collection data and/or a verifiable family tree.

Phenotypically I'd lean towards BCI or BCI mutt though, it doesn't bear any particular resemblance to any of the rarer (in captivity) subspecies really. Where'd you get it and what was it called by it's previous owner?
 
I did not think it looked like a rainbow boa but it has a rainbow shimmer on the scales. unkown who the former owner is. was abandoned in an apartment. I thouht red tail but the tail is not that red. thats why I asked.
 

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Definately not a rainbow boa of any sort. It looks like either a Nicaraguan or just a dark colombian. Nice boa though, I like the dark ones.

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Seamus you are the biggest prick I have ever talked to. I mean really what is the matter with you? Did you not get enough attention from your parents, or mabey alittle to much...Why dont ya do everyone a favor a shoot yourself....
 
Gee Matt, it's really not my fault that you don't know what a rainbow boa looks like. Maybe you should get pissed off at YOURSELF for airing your ignorance in public the way you did.

Ramona, "Red Tail" can mean a lot of different things depending on who you talk to... It was originally the common name for a few subspecies of Boa constrictor which have fairly obvious red tails. Some of the subspecies don't have the intense red coloration as adults but have it as neonates (Like BCI which are the most common in the pet trade). So a lot of pet stores will slap the "red tail" label on any Boa constrictor subspecies they happen to be selling because it sounds better than "common boa" and it's gotten to the point where it's kind of stuck. Just the common boas sold as red tails get a lot browner and darker as they age.

So in one sense it is a red tail, since the common name has now been popularly applied to the entire species... In another, it'll get hardcore boa breeders/hobbiests/fanatics up in arms and might generate angry responses from people who are firm about the value of subspecific purity (Gregg Maxwell's website has a page about the validity of locale specific designations which translates over to Boa constrictors in captivity quite nicely).
 
Dude I know what a rainbow looks like and I also know that, that snake has the sheen of a CRB and the markings of a Central...Every post you are on you try and belittle someone or make yourslef out to be this great snake god or something..I mean whats the point...Does it make you feel like a big man to be rude to someone over the internet, Would you do that to a person face to face? No I doubt that very very seriously. Because you cant talk to people like that and get away with everytime, eventually someone would stomp you in the ground...That snake is not pure no, but I stand behind my post ....
 
That snake is not pure no, but I stand behind my post ....
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Hang on... So you think it's some kind of colombian rainbow- Boa constrictor imperator hybrid?

Wow... Just... Wow.

That kind of irridesence isn't unusual for a Boa constrictor, it's nice when it's there but put virtually any Boa constrictor into the right kind of light and you get that same oil film rainbow looking sheen of color. The animal isn't a rainbow boa, isn't even close to a rainbow boa, has no rainbow boas in it's family tree and really... If you know that little about it, why would you even comment to begin with? You didn't help the original poster and just left people who actually knew what they were talking about having to post a response to make sure that nobody believed your mistake was accurate. Then you have the sheer stupidity to get angry at me because YOU don't know what a rainbow boa looks like?!

I'm not sure if I should laugh at you, pity you or just do a search to make sure you didn't try to "help" anyone else.
 
See what I mean...I do pitty you man...for real...Last post for this man,,,,,,,
 
Please don't fight. I put this post up because i wanted other people in put. the boa has charateristics of different boas that I have seen on other web sites and I was getting confused. I admit I don't know much about the different types. I just Know how to care for them and when to take them to the vet. I just wanted some education on the types not a fight. Matt you are very helpful. and Seamus you are very so to say by the book on information those are both of you strong points. so please don't fight I value all comments and will not take any of them the wrong way. All the brainstorming will solve the question.
 
I dont mean a cross of anything, Im just saying what it looks like...There is no way to really know unless you can find the breeder.
 
I dont mean a cross of anything, Im just saying what it looks like...
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Except that it doesn't look anything like a rainbow boa and is very clearly a Boa constrictor. Which specific subspecies is a bit up in the air, but it is not a Rainbow Boa. Seriously. Not even close.
 
Dude, if you think that is anything BUT a Boa Constrictor, then you're a complete retard. Its NOT a Rainbow Boa of any type, nor is it a "hybrid" of any type. Even if it was a Boa Constrictor cross, it would not be a hybrid. Just because it has a slight irridescence to it does not mean it is a Rainbow Boa, lol.....there are tons of snakes that have irridescence, that does not make them Rainbow Boas lol. Jeez, what a moron.
 
that boa looks nothing like this one:

<img src="http://a_select_few.tripod.com/images/F-CRB-03.jpg">

that's what colombian rainbow boas end up looking like.
 
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