boas changeing colors

[Elite Morphs]

so today i was holding my boa and i noticed that she would get lighter or darker depending on how warm she is when she is cold she will turn a really dark color almost black but when she is warm is like a light smoke gray color i did not think boas could do that let me know if your boa ever does that cause i curious if other peoples boas do it and btw she is a central american red tail so i dont know if that has something to do with it or not

[Crazy4Herps]

Yep, boas do change colors slightly based on temperature, time of day, shed cycle, etc. However, the biggest color changes are more gradual changes as they age.

[Elite Morphs]

thats cool i never knew that

[dereklondon24]

yeah my little guy does the same thing and i was also wondering what was going on. Thanks for asking the question cause i was about to lol.

[Crazy4Herps]

It is really neat, but it can be obnoxious when I want to show off my pretty girl and find that she's on the cool side of the enclosure and has darkened significantly.

[Elite Morphs]

It is really neat, but it can be obnoxious when I want to show off my pretty girl and find that she's on the cool side of the enclosure and has darkened significantly.

Yea my boa does the same thing

[dart]

Almost all snakes do to some degree. Boas tend to be quite a bit more noticeable then pythons though. They darken while they're cold to help absorb heat. Gravid females darken up BIG TIME.