BCI or BCC im so confused?

[starmom]

I think the flash just dilated the pupil a heck of a lot, and you are seeing the tiny color of the eye.

Yup- that makes sense too!

[West Coast Jungle]

I am no way a boa expert but I think the pattern reminds me of a BCI

[cassandra]

The color looks BCI, but the saddle pattern is a little weird...sure is cute tho. =)

Jimi, what do you think?

[slither9192]

Looks like a BCI to me.
Did the pet store really say they "hatched" them, because boas give live birth. It just would show they are lying or don't know what they are talking about.

If you want to you can count scales but it is hard to do without a complete shed.
http://www.redtailboas.com/morphs/morphs.html

"Boa constrictor Imperator (BCI) have 253 ventral scales (or less) and a midbody scale count of 55-79. 21 or more dorsal blotches (saddles)"

"Boa constrictor constrictor's (BCC) have 234 to 250 ventral scales and a midbody scale count of 89-95. Less than 20 dorsal blotches."

[calypso616]

ok i hope these new pictures help:

[calypso616]

Looks like a BCI to me.
Did the pet store really say they "hatched" them, because boas give live birth. It just would show they are lying or don't know what they are talking about.

If you want to you can count scales but it is hard to do without a complete shed.
http://www.redtailboas.com/morphs/morphs.html

"Boa constrictor Imperator (BCI) have 253 ventral scales (or less) and a midbody scale count of 55-79. 21 or more dorsal blotches (saddles)"

"Boa constrictor constrictor's (BCC) have 234 to 250 ventral scales and a midbody scale count of 89-95. Less than 20 dorsal blotches."

yeah he hasnt shed with me. And they said he was born there, im the one that wrote hatched for whatever reason

[starmom]

Bci and a beautiful one at that!!

[slither9192]

yeah he hasnt shed with me. And they said he was born there, im the one that wrote hatched for whatever reason

Don't worry it's a common misconception. No one can tell for certain just from pictures but I think we can all agree it is either BCI or
BCI X BCC. But I'm pretty sure it's just a nice patterned BCI.

[ssjsmits]

There's a great phrase I like to say when someone asks if they boa is a BCC or BCI. "If you have to ask, it's a BCI".
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Without a doubt, BCI. Pure BCI? Who knows. Impossible to tell without knowing the parent's and their ancestry.
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The difference between the two are as clear as night and day once you have looked at a whole bunch of photos of each ssp. Color, size, saddle counts being the more obvious differentiation. But one thing than many people often overlook is the morphological "look" between constrictor and imperator. Head shape (as well as size) and body shape are very much different between them. BCI tend to have a more roundish body where as BCC have a rectangular shape to them.
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Fun stuff.

[calypso616]

thanks for all your help everyone. Quick question whats with all his speckles? His tank mate at the reptile store was much darker had alot more spots and speckles did i choose the better of the two?