Question about subspecies

It really varies. I've handled a few hogs that were calm as can be and a few that were piss n vinegar.

I'm in the same boat as you. I recently got my first Bp and have fallen in love with snakes. And I am despretly craving a RTB :D

Now the only problem in convincing my mother to let another snake in her house. :rolleyes:

haha ya that definately sounds like me! Id love to find a nice one at the local show at the end of this month but that is probably too soon. The guy in my local herp store used to breed boas so i am confident buying from his store and his knowledge on this species so i may buy from them again when the time comes. Today he also suggested to me looking into the dumerils which i will do (they didnt have any of those in the store). I am definately looking forward to getting a more outgoing snake though and i love the boas designs and appearances. Its just a matter of finding the right one and good timing.

Dumeril's boas can get to the 8' mark overtime and they are a lot heavier usually. They aren't outgoing like rtb at all. They are sluggish ambush hunters that rarely move around. They are also a little bit harder to get feeding than rtb and are also more shy.

hmm ok, that doesnt sound like something im really interested in for my next snake. Im pretty excited about getting a boa in the future though.

Hopefully Jimi can chime in on Dums since he has some. I'd say go for a rtb before a dum because they are far more exciting, to me at least. Although dums are very pretty.....

Ya at the moment im leaning toward a male Columbian boa, but im definately still open to other options. When i was in the store today picking up my mouse for my BP i was talking to the guy about the boas and he took a baby columbian out for me and let me take a look. Its really hard to believe that they can get so big so fast because it looked so tiny, probably smaller than most bp babies i have seen. I cant wait until I can get a boa.

Just a peve of mine.
Its spelled Colombian with a O, not a U.
Also, most boas sold as Colombian aren't in fact pure Colombian but rather a Cross of various B.c.i..
A rtb is always the best choice if you ask me!!

Haha my bad. So is there any noticable difference between a true colombian and one that is just sold as colombian but is in fact a cross of other Bci's?

Well B.c.i. from Colombia are larger than most other B.c.i. There is no way to tell what is pure and what isn't unless you have paperwork from a reputable breeder(Gus Rentfro and Vin Russo to name a couple) that proves where the parents or even the Grand parents were collected. Unless you have that, there are no guarantees.