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[SilentHill]

almost bought a baby CA this past weekend but i couldn't figure them out. when trying to look them up online i got very confusing info. locality stuff always confuses me. is CA a group of types or their own type?

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[sur3fir3]

The price is on par with my Visual Kahl 100% Het Anery.

[AbsoluteApril]

almost bought a baby CA this past weekend but i couldn't figure them out. when trying to look them up online i got very confusing info. locality stuff always confuses me. is CA a group of types or their own type?

CA is Central American locality of Bi (boa imperator). Majority, at least in the past, imported and bred Bis in captivity were from the Colombian locality with Bc (boa constictors/true red tails) coming from further in South America (Surinam, Guyana, Peru Brazil). Lots more CAs in captivity now and some are further referenced to point of origin such as Nicaraguan. Main differences (generally speaking) are that CAs tend to be smaller. In general they usually have darker, heavier patterns but with normal boa variability that isn't as set in stone as it used to be. CAs were generally thought of as being hissier babies as well but again now with more numbers in over the years, it's not such a hard and fast stereotype.
hope that helps?

[Bogertophis]

CA is Central American locality of Bi (boa imperator). Majority, at least in the past, imported and bred Bis in captivity were from the Colombian locality with Bc (boa constictors/true red tails) coming from further in South America (Surinam, Guyana, Peru Brazil). Lots more CAs in captivity now and some are further referenced to point of origin such as Nicaraguan. Main differences (generally speaking) are that CAs tend to be smaller. In general they usually have darker, heavier patterns but with normal boa variability that isn't as set in stone as it used to be. CAs were generally thought of as being hissier babies as well but again now with more numbers in over the years, it's not such a hard and fast stereotype.
hope that helps?

That's apparently what my late BCI was (she was also referred to as a Mexican BCI but she was being offered free with little info). Anyway, she fit your description
to a T: dark in color & very defensive (hissy & a skilled biter, lol...that resulted in her being "free"). She actually became a sweet cuddly boa with a little patience, and
her dark coloration made for some stunning iridescence in the sunlight.

[AbsoluteApril]

That's apparently what my late BCI was (she was also referred to as a Mexican BCI but she was being offered free with little info).

There are boas in Mexico as well

[Bogertophis]

There are boas in Mexico as well

Right...she was a yearling that changed homes many times before given to me with no real information as to her genetics & history, & she was originally from a pet store.
So I didn't exactly carve "Mexican BCI" into stone, lol...that or CA was just an educated guess, & I'm assuming they are too similar to really tell?

[Reinz]

CA is Central American locality of Bi (boa imperator). Majority, at least in the past, imported and bred Bis in captivity were from the Colombian locality with Bc (boa constictors/true red tails) coming from further in South America (Surinam, Guyana, Peru Brazil). Lots more CAs in captivity now and some are further referenced to point of origin such as Nicaraguan. Main differences (generally speaking) are that CAs tend to be smaller. In general they usually have darker, heavier patterns but with normal boa variability that isn't as set in stone as it used to be. CAs were generally thought of as being hissier babies as well but again now with more numbers in over the years, it's not such a hard and fast stereotype.
hope that helps?

^^^^^ This ^^^^ describes my Boa, Butch that I rescued 5-6 years ago with no background information.

Butch has not visually grown in the time that I have had him. He is a few inches over 5 feet long. I have been convinced for some time that he is CA. He is as docile as can be. And the less I handle him the more of a scaredy-cat he is.



Butch, wild type BI, possible CA. 5 year old + pic, he is darker now.