Hi and greetings from the Carribean, Can anyone ID this snake?

Hi to all,My name is Daryl and i always caught snakes and put them into aq's from time to time, even the coral snake. I recently caught a snake eating a bird in a cage( budgie) and i would like to know what it is. My thoughts were boa constrictor but someone told me it was an anaconda. can anyone tell what it is from these pics. Thanks guys and gals for your help.

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That looks to me like it's a Brazilian Rainbow Boa!

That was my thought also. Someone told me that the wild type BRBs dont turn orange like the captive bred BRBs do.

My vote goes to Brazillian or possibly a Guyanan rainbow.

Shawn

That is DEFINITELY not an anaconda. I second the Brazilian rainbow boa.

Judging by the spotted sides, my limited knowledge of Epicrates says Colombian Rainbow Boa.

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I was wondering about the spotted sides, but I think it still looks like a BRB to me. Oh well, maybe someone who knows 100% can correct me if I'm wrong!

Rainbow boa for sure but wether Brazilian or not, I don't know.

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Originally Posted by CatandDiallo

Oh well, maybe someone who knows 100% can correct me if I'm wrong!

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Same here. I was just basically comparing photos. The OP didn't say where it was caught, so there may be no real way to tell...

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Originally Posted by Vypyrz

Same here. I was just basically comparing photos. The OP didn't say where it was caught, so there may be no real way to tell...

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Ok Guys , It was caught in my country which is an island of of Venuzuela, Tinidad to be exact. I thought it to be a Rainbow boa but i was not sure. We are only 2miles off of venuzuela so you can say it a brazilian RB.

Thanks for answering guys, i was worried that he or she would need to be in water if it was an anaconda. I just threw in a geco and its 10pm and he isnt too keen to gobble it down. i will get him a white mice on tuesday. bye for now
Greetings from TRINIDAD & TOBAGO.

The brown coloring on it makes me think Colombian Rainbow Boa....

columbian rainbow :) enjoy! one of my favs... i have its sister morph the Brazillian rainbow... she is a remarkable animal

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Originally Posted by Luke Martin

The brown coloring on it makes me think Colombian Rainbow Boa....

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Ok luke, So its not going to get orange according to what someone else said, i have never seen any orange snakes down here.. Oh! by the way ,we have only two venomous snakes down here and one is the coral and the other the
Fer de lance. i am not tooo sure on that spelling.:banana:

Correct. If it is in fact a Colombian Rainbow, it will not get orange but stay a brown color. Although there will be an iridescence to it, it won't be the bright orange of the Brazilian Rainbows.

Wow, amazing find! Couldn't imagine.... Now I need to look up snakes indigenous to my area, all I know are garter snakes and red racers.

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Originally Posted by Sama

Wow, amazing find! Couldn't imagine.... Now I need to look up snakes indigenous to my area, all I know are garter snakes and red racers.

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We also have the Rubber Boa native to the PNW but they can be hard to find. That also sucks because its illegal to own them here as well.


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As far as the spotting, my BRB has those spots on the side as well. There is a breeder currently trying to prove this out to be a leopard morph....i think. Also, BRBs are brown as babies, a lot of the wild BRBs stay brown yet keep the markings, while the columbian rainbow will stay brown/coppery yet lose most/all markings & just be a solid color other than a lighter belly.

I cant really tell how large it is, if its an adult, im saying BRB, if its young, could really be either, but im still going BRB due to the lighter sides and markings.


Shawn

I still think its a BRB. I heavily google searched both BRBs and CRBs, and the CRBs don't look as much like the picture as the BRBs!

I'm gonna stick with my gut answer!

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Originally Posted by CatandDiallo

I still think its a BRB. I heavily google searched both BRBs and CRBs, and the CRBs don't look as much like the picture as the BRBs!

I'm gonna stick with my gut answer!

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Im going to have to agree. My vote is BRB.

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Originally Posted by Kinalyx

. Also, BRBs are brown as babies, a lot of the wild BRBs stay brown yet keep the markings, while the columbian rainbow will stay brown/coppery yet lose most/all markings & just be a solid color other than a lighter belly.

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I can't say I've ever seen a brown Brazilian. Even as freshly laid babies they are orange in color from all the litters I've seen.

And considering that you are from Trinidad I wouldn't rule out the Guyanan Rainbow either since that seems to be closest to where you're at. They are a bit darker in coloration as well as the Colombians.

Guys, seriously, have you even read the OP's posts? Do you know anything about Epicates Cenchria?

This is a wild snake caught on the island of Trinidad, a fairly well-known island Northeast of Venezuela and Northwest of Guyana.

There are nine recognized subspecies of rainbow boa, what makes you all SOOOO sure that it's a BRAZILIAN rainbow boa? My guess is that it's because YOU think it's the most common, because here in the US, it is.

It doesn't take much effort to just look up species native to Trinidad. All the rainbow boas on Trinidad are currently classified as:

Epicrates cenchria maurus, or the COLOMBIAN rainbow boa, which only makes sense since their range is much more northern compared to BRBs.

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

Guys, seriously, have you even read the OP's posts? Do you know anything about Epicates Cenchria?

This is a wild snake caught on the island of Trinidad, a fairly well-known island Northeast of Venezuela and Northwest of Guyana.

There are nine recognized subspecies of rainbow boa, what makes you all SOOOO sure that it's a BRAZILIAN rainbow boa? My guess is that it's because YOU think it's the most common, because here in the US, it is.

It doesn't take much effort to just look up species native to Trinidad. All the rainbow boas on Trinidad are currently classified as:

Epicrates cenchria maurus, or the COLOMBIAN rainbow boa, which only makes sense since their range is much more northern compared to BRBs.

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Thats right ! we are closer to Venezuela than Guyana, i can swim across to vene. its so close.ussually there are anacondas floating across ,thats what fishermen say.This is 16 inches long and very agressive. but i have a problem !!! HE IS NOT EATING THE LIZARD! I used to feed a coral snake geco's but this guy is not going after it, so i let it go this morning and ill buy a white mice tommorow, i bet he'll be running after it . tomm. will be seven days since he ate the buddgie.Would he Eat, or being wild would he starve himself????

my vote is BRB. its not a very pretty one. maybe a weird mix of localities. but it just seems to dark and the lines too well define for a Colombian imo.

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Originally Posted by ferminethesnakeman

Thats right ! we are closer to Venezuela than Guyana, i can swim across to vene. its so close.ussually there are anacondas floating across ,thats what fishermen say.This is 16 inches long and very agressive. but i have a problem !!! HE IS NOT EATING THE LIZARD! I used to feed a coral snake geco's but this guy is not going after it, so i let it go this morning and ill buy a white mice tommorow, i bet he'll be running after it . tomm. will be seven days since he ate the buddgie.Would he Eat, or being wild would he starve himself????

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I don't know about BRBs, but wild caught ball pythons are often times tough to get eating in captivity. Do you best to make sure the snake feels secure, and he should start eating for you. If he doesn't have a hide box, put one in, and try the live mouse. I doubt he will refuse that. Good luck.

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Originally Posted by Wh00h0069

I don't know about BRBs, but wild caught ball pythons are often times tough to get eating in captivity. Do you best to make sure the snake feels secure, and he should start eating for you. If he doesn't have a hide box, put one in, and try the live mouse. I doubt he will refuse that. Good luck.

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thanks alot whoohoo 69, He or she does not have any hiding plae and i did not get any mice today so i am going to get one tommorow, that would make it eight days since his last meal, i am making sure it gets water every day. i hope eight days is not too long. thank for the info .:banana: