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Re: Gettin a new Boa Constrictor (not redtail)
The term redtail is all encompassing when we use it here on the site. Most of us are aware of the differences between BCC, BCI, BCO, etc, and use the terms when we want to define specifics.
Nice looking kid, btw... BOAS ROCK!
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Re: Gettin a new Boa Constrictor (not redtail)
Originally Posted by anthrpicdecadnce
Ok, first of all, there are a lot of people on this forum who refer to their BCI's as red tails. They are not redtails. A True redtail is certainly a sight to behold...
We know. It's just sometimes easier than referring to whatever locale boa constrictor, especially if it's unknown.
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Re: Gettin a new Boa Constrictor (not redtail)
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Re: Gettin a new Boa Constrictor (not redtail)
Nice snake... but I believe that to also be a BCI. "True" red tails are of the BCC species, such as Surinames, Guyanans, etc... from what I understand. That being said, I also call common, "Columbian" BCI's redtailed boas.
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Re: Gettin a new Boa Constrictor (not redtail)
i know she's a BCI. notice the parenthesis
yeah true redtails are BCC.
I call BCI's boa constrictors.
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Re: Gettin a new Boa Constrictor (not redtail)
Originally Posted by anthrpicdecadnce
I call BCI's boa constrictors.
But see, saying boa constrictor is pretty much the same as saying red tail boa.
Someone says, I got a red tail boa. All right, what kind of red tail? We'll ask because we don't automatically assume that all red tails are BCI... we just say red tail to delineate a snake in the boa constrictor family (most of whom do, indeed, have red tails).
But, you say, I got a boa constrictor. All right... what kind of boa constrictor? There's boa constrictor imperator, or boa constrictor occidentalis, or boa constrictor constrictor...
If you really want to get into specifics, you need to use the subspecies names: imperator, constrictor, occidentalis... etc.
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Re: Gettin a new Boa Constrictor (not redtail)
congrats. PrimaReptilia are great people to work with and they produce some great looking stuff!
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