BALL PYTHON vs. RED TAIL BOA

I have been thinking about getting my first snake for a long time. I could not decide if I wanted a ball or RTB, and after about a year of reading researching etc... I decided to get a ball first (3 days ago):) to make sure I get some experience under my belt before committing to a bigger species of snake. Now that I have this ball I'm going to see how it goes for a while then probably start with one more ball for a sexy girlfriend for him :), then after some more time I will probably get a nice RTB hopefully. I think the difference in personality would be really cool to see. The only thing now is I am in college for 2 more years or so and space is hard to come by in an apt. What is your favorite locality RTB? I really really like the bold red colors and light grays of the Suriname RTB I think BCC??? or are they BCI??? Anywho thanks for the great question and good info from those of you who have both species experience.

dont rule out a carpet python for your next snake, great pets, some are nippy as babies but most turn into big sucks when they get older, awesome color and patterns! great feeders and easy husbandry requirements, they are really forgiving of errors and really hardy

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dont rule out a carpet python for your next snake, great pets, some are nippy as babies but most turn into big sucks when they get older, awesome color and patterns! great feeders and easy husbandry requirements, they are really forgiving of errors and really hardy

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Very true I have also been thinking about a carpet as well. I dont know nearly as much about them though. Thanks for the tip

I also considered a RTB before purchasing my BP, but the size scared me away. For my first snake I thought it may be a little crazy to have a 8-9 footer.

BCC is a true red tail and a few others as well. I can put a list up if you want BCC for the most part are more expensive. The main thing is size.. Most BCC are over 6 ft.. BCI stay under typically.. The pic of my bci is a Nicaraguan Boa.. Some call it a central american.

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Originally Posted by shadi11

BCC is a true red tail and a few others as well. I can put a list up if you want BCC for the most part are more expensive. The main thing is size.. Most BCC are over 6 ft.. BCI stay under typically.. The pic of my bci is a Nicaraguan Boa.. Some call it a central american.

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Some female Bci's are over 6' ! :D I'm thinking of the Columbian red-tail! :gj:

Heres a quick list I gathered together..
Boa constrictor, constrictor (B.C.C.):
Peruvian R.T.B (2 distinct locals Iquitos and Pacallpa)
Suriname R.T.B (Also a separate type of Suriname Boa from Pokigron Local very rare)
Guyanan R.T.B
Brazilian R.T.B (Not to be confused with B.c.amarili Brazilian Short tail boa)
Venezuelan R.T.B
Trinidad R.T.B
Colombian R.T.B (Not to be confused with the B.C.I Type)

Boa Constrictor Imperator (B.C.I):
Columbian BCI (Might be possible to divide out by providence)(Largest and most common of the BCIs)
Mexican BCI (Most northern subspecies)
Cancun BCI
Crawl Cay BCI (Also know as Belize Boa)
Sonoran Desert BCI
Honduran BCI
Ecuadorian BCI
El Salvador BCI
Costa Rican BCI
Hog Island BCI
Nicaraguan BCI
Corn Island BCI
Isla de Maize BCI
Caulker Cay BCI

There are 2 types of Columbians.. a bcc and bci.. True red tail boa would be the bcc.. That’s what I was trying to explain. And then a BCI is not a true red tail boa.. The bcc is larger and although I just read that a BCI columbian female typically gets to 7 ft that is unusual for the majority.. I have a 3 year old Nicaraguan pictured above who is about 3ft.. and a female that was a year older and a foot longer. Same with the other locales.
The Columbian I had was a true red tail and he was just over 8 ft and only 6 years old

Thanks everyone, really appreciate it.