The boa constrictor is 1.8-3 meters long and 10-15 kilograms in weight. It is non-toxic and is mainly distributed in Central America, South America and some islands near the Caribbean Sea. Feeds on reptiles, mammals and birds. boa constrictors can live up to 20-30 years. This snake has a variety of colors and is huge in size, making it a very eye-catching snake. A total of 10 subspecies have been identified.
What does boa constrictor look like?
The boa constrictor is 1.8-3 meters in length and 10-15 kilograms in weight. Females are larger. Individual captive anaconda shells grow to 3.7 meters and weigh 45 kilograms. The size of the adult boa constrictor is quite different, and the body size of each subspecies is not consistent. The red-tailed anaconda distributed in South America has a longer body. There are two red-tailed anacondas in Suriname that are the largest in size, 411 cm and 427 cm long. However, this size is relatively rare after all. Generally speaking, boa constrictors with a length of more than 300 cm are considered giant snakes for this type of snake (most of them are 250 cm to 300 cm). The boa constrictor’s tail is quite strong and can hold onto things. The head has no thermal-sensing cheek sockets. In terms of body color, the body of the boa constrictor is mostly red or brown, and the tail is brick red. The back is dominated by brownish-yellow markings, and the tail markings are lighter. Nowadays, red anaconda has many body color manifestations under artificial cultivation, such as: albino, salmon color.
Boa constrictor growth
The boa constrictor is ovoviviparous and can give birth to 50 small pythons in one litter. They usually mate between April and August in the dry season. The boa constrictor is a polygamous ovoviviparous snake with a gestation period of about 100-120 days, with 10-65 young snakes per birth (the older one breeds The larger the number), usually around 25, and the young snakes are 38-51 cm long. Sexual maturity at 3-4 years of age. Boa constrictors can live up to 20-30 years.
Boa constrictor distribution
Boa constrictors are mainly distributed in northern Mexico, Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.
South America: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay and Argentina, Lesser Antilles: Dominica and Saint Lucia.
