ayone know about Viper Boas? (Candoia asper)

I was looking at Glades Herp available animals and came across Viper Boas for $75. Anyone ever hear of them? Here's a pic; they look really short bodied and cute. :)

http://www.petpet.ne.jp/zukan/reptile/446.jpg

Yes I've heard of them and the Pet Store I shop at had one for sale. They look beautiful. Don't know much about them though. However the one I handled at the store made no pass at me.
Andrew

http://www.kingsnake.com/candoia/

There's a good starting point...

K

wow! Thanks special K that was a great link I've never even heard of these before - says they top out at six feet ..... that's within my range... and GORGEOUS coloring! Thanks Genivive too for bringing up this topic I LOVE learning about new snakes!

jen, i think that specimen is a little better looking then most. and im sure youve been reading about them so you know that alot of them have nasty tempers. thats a snake thats definaly on my list once i start drifting from ball pythons. have you looked at other candoia ssp? i really want a pair of paulsonis someday. you guys can see them in that link that KLG gave you.

vizzle bizzles will bite the shizzle out of you, my nizzle.




(you'll have to excuse me, i'm in a rather wonderful mood)

Wow K, thanks for the great link. It got "favorite-placed" by me really quick. :)

Very cool and stout looking! The boa equivalent of a blood it would seem - at least in body type and glaring eyes hehe.

And attitude, too! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

Why am I always drawn to the evil looking snakes, lol?

I dunno but I am right in step with you on that one.

I kept a C. aspera for a few months a while back.....rather interesting species. Mine was CBB and a great eater on f/t rodents so I had a rare specimen, lol. They are rather nippy even if CBB and have one of the fastest strikes I've ever seen on a snake. 98% of the ones in the hobby are WC and are loaded with parasites.....most are not rodent feeders either, in the wild they eat frogs and lizards mainly. If you can find a decent animal for a decent price they make interesting captives....but they are not without their drawbacks.

The specimen in the pic was deffinately prettier in coloration than the average! I've kept an eye on these things at shows. They tend to get darker as they get older, like many snakes do. The thing that I find most interesting about them is the shape of their head, and their stockiness! I love stocky snakes!