Dwarf Boas

what author is this?

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Originally Posted by Jeanne

I thought Nic's were darker in coloring... learn something every day..

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The common nics you usually see come from the Pacific side and are darker and have a circleback pattern (plus they are usually snappy). These nics come from the other side of Nicaragua by Costa Rica.
It might be that this locale is more closely related to the Costa Rican boas than the normal Nicaraguan boas. That would be one explanation for the pattern and coloring unique to this locale.

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Originally Posted by stangs13

what author is this?

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The book is The Guide to Owning a Red-tailed Boa, by Glen Drewnowski

Nope.. BCI are colombians, central americans, hog islands etc.. here's a great info site on boa constrictors:

http://www.boa-constrictors.com/com/com.html

The largest species may actually be the argentine boa (boa constrictor occidentalis)