Rosy boa feeding arboreal style (pictures)

I couldn't believe this!

Tonight was feeding night. It is not unusual for one of my rosy boas, Char, to be on his branch in anticipation of food coming. Usually he gets down before taking food though. This time, wasn't going to happen. I expected him to fall off as he grabbed and coiled the food, but nope! He hung on with just the tip of his tail. He was not even wrapped around the top of the branch, his tail was coiled around a knob on the bottom of the branch. He started feeding that way too, but eventually fell off to finish his meal.

The strength of these animals is nothing short of amazing!!!

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o wow those are awesome shots !!! :gj:

thats really cool!! my female rosy has never done that, very nice pics!! he has a nice pattern too :) my girls stripes are a lot lighter then his, its neat seeing other snakes to compare mine to :D

The other one, Cin, is really pretty. His stripes are a bright, reddish cinnamon color. I think char is looking a little dull in this photo. He might be working up to his next shed. I can't believe how they've grown from the little worms they started out as! They actually look like snakes now! lol

Okay, those are awesome pictures. Thanks for sharing!

Interesting, you don't usually think of rosy boas as arboreal predators. Nice pics, thanks for posting.

That's awesome!! Clever boy..... :gj: