Amazon Dad and the Red tailed boa

My Dad in his semi-retirement goes to mission stations around the world to photograph and video them and then makes promotional material for the mission organization - anyway, he loves it and loves traveling.

And as it turns out, must be where I get my crazy love for snakies from him...

This is a recent picture of him holding what I'm guessing is a BCI (any thoughts on that? He's in Brazil, on the Amazon - don't ask me where, I know that's not exactly pinpointing it). Dad said that this small village, which actually was built entirely of boats and floating platforms tied to trees in the middle of the Amazon river, had it's own little zoo, including this lovely snakey boy. He, of course, had to hold him. =)

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../amazondad.jpg

What an awesome picture! Your dad looks like a great man!!!


I'm no boa expert, but I would confidently guess that to be a BCI.

It looks like a BCC to me. I was able to count about 13 saddles on it(not all of them though) and I doubt that it has more than 21 like a BCI. My BCC only has 15 saddles, whereas my BCI has 23 saddles.

Hehe, well whichever type he is, certainly looks pretty and heathly! I'm guessing he's more than happy to help keep the rat population down on the floating village, hehe...=)

Wow, wild Boas... how cool is that? :D Did you ask him if he has run across any other cool snakes... Fer-de-lance, Bushmasters, Condas?

Yes, he photographed a fer-de-lance in Guatemala...he also photographed a piranha and caiman on this Brazil trip...lemme find'em...

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Originally Posted by xdeus

Wow, wild Boas... how cool is that? :D Did you ask him if he has run across any other cool snakes... Fer-de-lance, Bushmasters, Condas?

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Yeah, maybe he'll bring you home a green anaconda :D .

What an absolutely cool way to spend one's retirement years! Tell your dad to keep sending photo's of the area and it's wildlife...absolutely fascinating stuff!

Here they are...caiman, piranha and weird thing (no CLUE what that is)...

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...2/6/caiman.jpg

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/files/2/8/2/6/fish.jpg

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../2/6/weird.jpg

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Originally Posted by _BoidFinatic_

Yeah, maybe he'll bring you home a green anaconda :D .

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Yeah, I told him that! He said the boa in the zoo was the only snake they saw the entire trip...

Oh but he did say he got to see and feed a...um...panther? Leopard? Something...it was at the little zoo at the hotel they stayed at. I can't remember what he said it was...shoot, he needs to send me photos of that...

Cool pics, Cass. And you weren't kidding about that "weird thing"... that's one strange looking bug. :O

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Cool pics, Cass. And you weren't kidding about that "weird thing"... that's one strange looking bug. :O

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That BUG is a mole cricket. I see them in Europe when I visit my relatives there.

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That BUG is a mole cricket. I see them in Europe when I visit my relatives there.

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Huh...good to know! I'll pass that info on to my Dad...he was asking if anyone knew what it was. =)

So, just got off the phone with him - he's jazzed y'all like his pictures and is going to send me a bunch more of the snake (woohoo!) and some pictures of the jaguar (not panther, sorry) and ocelet they saw in another little local zoo. =)

If you google or yahoo: mole cricket, you can see a lot of pictures of them, not that you want to because they are uggggly.

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Originally Posted by _BoidFinatic_

If you google or yahoo: mole cricket, you can see a lot of pictures of them, not that you want to because they are uggggly.

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Hehe, already done that. =)

That is one beautiful Brazilian Bcc!!!

Thats sooo cool, I wanna be your dad! Lucky guy, although I don't wanna be your dad when he's getting chomped on by all those scary amazon bugs.

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That is one beautiful Brazilian Bcc!!!

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I was right!!!

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I was right!!!

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Jimi is da man! Hopefully Dad'll send some more pictures of the boa so we can get a better look at him...=)

Very nice!! Looks CA almost that boa

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Originally Posted by Pork Chops N' Corn Bread

Very nice!! Looks CA almost that boa

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Huh?

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Originally Posted by cassandra

Huh?

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lol, the boa looks to be a central American Locality to me. Where was he in the picture?

WOW,
Your dad might be my new HERO!!!
Does he need a side-kick!?!? lol!

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Originally Posted by Pork Chops N' Corn Bread

lol, the boa looks to be a central American Locality to me. Where was he in the picture?

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As I said, I don't know specifically...somewhere on the Amazon River in Brazil (which is not helpful, I know, hehe). =)

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Very nice!! Looks CA almost that boa

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NO way Jake.

Okay, Dad sent me more pictures of other folks holding the same boa...

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/files/2/8/2/6/3.jpg

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/files/2/8/2/6/4.jpg

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/files/2/8/2/6/2.jpg
Nice pink in this one...this snake has really nice coloring. =)

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/files/2/8/2/6/5.jpg
This picture, however...I'd guess that's a massive nose rub (I've emailed Dad to find out if he saw if this guy lives in a mesh cage =P) and is that war damage on his neck? Bites and stuff? He is a WC, so I guess that wouldn't be surprising..

So, any more thoughts on the species? =D I'm seeing peaks on those saddles...

*shameless bump cuz I really want to know what you boa folks think this guy is*

I think he has to be a BCC; the saddles have those little puzzle-piece looking patterns to them and i am pretty sure a BCI has just plain oval patterny thingies. AWEsome pics though! That boa is a fattie!

The tail gives that one away. BCC. That tail is way too red for any BCI to have at that size. The saddle design too is a pretty darn good give away.

That boa is in rough shape. Wow.