Ripley, sort of...

[Evenstar]

She is so beautiful!

I have two Kahl Albinos bought from people who know even less than I do.

How do I know if they're just 'plain' Albinos or something more?

Without documentation, there is no way to know if they are something more than albino. Unless there is an obvious color clue (like vivid oranges which might indicate a sunglow (hypo x albino) or clean white which is a snow (albino x anery)), they are just an albino. Very pretty albinos, but still just an albino.

Are you serious??!!

I've always said if I went bigger than a ball python, it would be a red tail, which I love.

Now you are telling me they come in ALBINO??!!!

Why did I not know this?

And exactly how big does one get anyway ?

Gale

Hey Gale!! Why, yes, they DO come in albino! And MANY more too! Here's a brief list of some base morphs - http://www.blumenboas.com/boamorphs.htm but there are a LOT of morphs in Colombian boas - and can you imagine combining these genes?? Morphs in boas are turning out to be nearly as diverse as morphs in BPs!!

Boas do not necessarily get overly large. Several "mid-sized" choices are male BCIs, Hog Island, and Dumerils ground boas. If you're interested in an albino or other morph, then you'd want to stick with a BCI (Colombian red tail). The males will usually stay around 5-6 feet, maybe up to 7ft. The females are a bit larger and usually max out around 7-8ft at the most.

Boas are SO much more interactive than BPs! The difference is night and day. I thought my BPs were actually really personable and friendly, then I got my first boa and WOW what a change! They love to be held, will hang on my shoulders for as long as they are allowed to do so, and will eat anything you put in front of them. They are amazing snakes!!