New to the boa game

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Originally Posted by Crazy4Herps

Hypos are Colombians. I've always been a big fan of hypos, I think that would be a great choice.

They're the Latin names, Boa constrictor imperator and Boa constrictor constrictor. There are a number of other B.c. subspecies as well but these two are the most common. Then there are locales within the subspecies. For example, there are Bci that originate from Colombia, Hogg Island, Central America, etc, and the most common Bcc are from Suriname, Peru, Venezuela, and many other places.

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To elaborate on that a bit, the BCC is the TRUE Red Tail Boa. Once you see one in person, there is no mistaking it. BCI is the common central american boa constrictor and it is among this species where the sub-species locals and various morphs are found. A few "morphs" (including hypos) can crop up in the BCCs but usually this means it isn't "pure" BCC and has been cross-bred with a BCI somewhere along the way. BCCs usually get bigger than the BCIs and a fully grown female Surinam BCC is truly a wonder to behold! They may be impressive in appearance, but they do have a reputation to be a bit more tempermental, so caution is advised when working with the BCCs.

Here are a couple examples to illustrate. All photos used with permission! The first pic is my friend's marvelous female Surinam BCC, Freya. Check out that tail!! You can see how the saddle markings are also like this: } { } { } {
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/...elyredtail.jpg

And this is Barney, a normal Columbian BCI. See how the tail, while kind of rusty, isn't nearly as RED as Freya's? And the saddle markings are: ) ( ) ( ) (
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/.../normalboa.jpg

And since you mentioned Hypos, here is Peaches, my baby Hypo dh Ivory Ghost Columbian BCI. Her saddle markings are bowties typical of Hypos: X X X
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/.../newboa009.jpg

Hope this helps clear up any confusion! :gj:

Man that BCC is gorgeous but ya I would like a snake thats more of a medium size with a smaller attitude lol, thanks a ton