What makes a Boa a Boa?

[Hardwikk]

Okay guys, so there there are exceptions about the whole thing with Boas in the New World (besides for SBs) and Pythons in the Old World. How was I suppose to know that if I've only heard of SBs being the only exception?

[littleindiangirl]

Okay guys, so there there are exceptions about the whole thing with Boas in the New World (besides for SBs) and Pythons in the Old World. How was I suppose to know that if I've only heard of SBs being the only exception?

Although your profile says your an expert on snakes... you do have to humbly admit your not.

[Hardwikk]

Although your profile says your an expert on snakes... you do have to humbly admit your not.

Obviously I didn't mean all snakes! I never really did research on not-that-famous boas. And what's with the meaningless critism that you could've at least PMed to me instead of posting it in public? Is it just your type?

[qiksilver]

Actually, at least two boas do lay eggs: eryx muelleri and eryx jayakari.

Some other less noticeable differences:

1. With one exceptions, boas do not have a supra-orbital bone. All pythons have this bone.

2. Not all boas have labial pits and if they do, they are located between the labial scales. Pythons, on the other hand, have theirs centered on the labial scales

3. The premaxilla (an area of the jaw) of boas are without teeth, while the premaxilla of most pythons are toothed.

nicely summarized

Obviously I didn't mean all snakes! I never really did research on not-that-famous boas. And what's with the meaningless critism that you could've at least PMed to me instead of posting it in public? Is it just your type?

because you act like a know it all who pushes their opinion on everyone and can't take constructive criticism

[Hardwikk]

nicely summarized




because you act like a know it all who pushes their opinion on everyone and can't take constructive criticism

Actually, by the way I defined a boa sounded pretty standard, not like a "know-it-all". And what she said wasn't "constructive" at all. I (and most people here) would either keep quiet or tell the person politely.

[littleindiangirl]

Actually, by the way I defined a boa sounded pretty standard, not like a "know-it-all". And what she said wasn't "constructive" at all. I (and most people here) would either keep quiet or tell the person politely.

Umm... nope! If you post it as public info, I'll keep it public!

And actually, by the way, you do try to push your opinions on others.

It is constructive when it's the simple truth! Your not an expert on snakes, and anyone who says they are is greatly over estimating themselves.

If you had wanted your profile statement to be "so obvious", then perhaps you should have worded it as such. Instead, you left it with an open

I'm an expert about snakes but a newbie when it comes to taking care of them

Sounds pretty general to me!
Just my .02 cents

[Hardwikk]

Umm... nope! If you post it as public info, I'll keep it public!

And actually, by the way, you do try to push your opinions on others.

It is constructive when it's the simple truth! Your not an expert on snakes, and anyone who says they are is greatly over estimating themselves.

If you had wanted your profile statement to be "so obvious", then perhaps you should have worded it as such. Instead, you left it with an open

Sounds pretty general to me!
Just my .02 cents

Sounds like my pain is your pleasure.

[littleindiangirl]

Sounds like my pain is your pleasure.

Not at all If your deriving pain from a simple reality check... then perhaps you need to rethink some things.

[Hardwikk]

Not at all If your deriving pain from a simple reality check... then perhaps you need to rethink some things.

What reality check? You are embarrassing me and degrading everything I wrote. That's a reality check?

[littleindiangirl]

What reality check? You are embarrassing me and degrading everything I wrote. That's a reality check?

Ryan, you've been here before. What you've written lately comes off as a smart alecky attitude to members here and you DO try to push your opinions off on others.

Telling people that they should only ever buy one certain type of animal, when the buyer clearly didn't ask for any opinion, rather it was a thread sharing his new acquisitions.

That does come off as pretty rude, considering you do not know what motivations he had to buy that certain animal. You were in a sense making it sounds as if he had made a bad decision buying them.

It's one thing to share information and give your opinion, but your degrading others in no uncertain terms with what you choose to say.