The Joys of Reptile Keeping and Awesome Reptiles: April 2014

Today's post is about boas and how they are usually divided into either BCC (Boa Constrictor Constrictor) or BCI (Boa Contrictor Imperator).

BCI
These boas are generally smaller when fully grown and more tan in colour than their BCC cousins. Their size will be different of course if you consider a hybrid.
A few examples of BCI boas are;
1. Colombian
2. Central American
3. Mexican
4. Hog Island
5. Crawl Cay
6. Corn Island
7. Nicaraguan
8. Costa Rican
9. El Salvador

BCI

BCC
BCC boas have more arrow shaped heads, are darker in colour and are longer than BCI boas. Furthermore, their tails are brighter red and of course this is all dependent on if they are full blood or hybrids.
Some examples of BCC boas;
1. Amaral's boa
2. Red Tailed boa
3. Common northern boa
4. Tumbes Peru boa
5. Ecuadorian boa
6. Dominican clouded boa
7. Argentine boa
8. Orton's boa
9. Pearl Island boa

BCC

My next snake will be a boa as I want to dive into a new species. Boas are live bearers which means no eggs to incubate. They can have in the region of 30 babies in one litter, so care should be given if you are thinking of breeding boas. Generally they have a reputation of being aggressive feeders, especially when compared to royal pythons. Why did I allow my boyfriend talk me into getting a boa? Ah well, it'll be him who cleans the poo. .

To find out more about boas, visit Boa Constrictors or view my earlier post about boas

One of my favourite type of reptiles is a royal python due to the variety of colours and genetics. In today's post I have decided to keep things simple and list twenty-five of my favourite morphs and genetic traits.

1. Super Orange Dream Spider Fire Yellowbelly

First produced by OzzyBoids in 2012. This is my dream python. The colours really grab your attention and because it has 4 genes, it would make a very interesting breeding project.

2. Nuclear Spinner

First produced in 2011 by Mike Wilbanks. I like this snake because it looks so clean and the reduction in the head pattern is lovely. Almost looks leucistic with a bit if striping.

3. Butter Genetic Stripe

The contrast of this snake is gorgeous. The butter gene really smooths out the tones. I'd love to have one of these in my collection.

4. Purple Passion

Produced first by NERD in 2011. What can I say, I'm a girl and I love purple!

5. Fire Spider Banana

First produced by Brock Wagner in 2011. I love the bright tones and the high whites in this snake. The subtle hints of purple really set this snake off.

6. Enchi KillerBee

First produced in 2011 by NERD. I'm a huge fan of the bee gene so adding more genes to it will always make the offspring beautiful and more interesting.

7. Calico Champagne Pastel