insular BCI are considered dwarf boas (females are mature under 5ft. There are some BCI locales that are large, these include Costa Ricans, and Colombians. I consider any BCI that can grow to over 5ft. a large BCI. Some Colombian BCI will reach or surpass the size of BCC. There are Colombian females that are 11ft.

If you want a boa that is readily available, and will stay small I would consider a Nicaraguan male, or Sonoran boas. Many of the other locales are hard to find, and/or pricey. Nicaraguans and Sonorans are good for a first time boa keeper.

Keep in mind many of these boas (Sonoran and Nicaraguan included) can be nippy as babies. This is a security issue and with proper care and attention will calm down. I have had some of both locales hiss and puff, but haven't been bitten by either (yet).

I hope this helped.

If you are looking for good information on boa locales in general and different subspecies I highly recommend RioBravoReptiles.com Gus is probably the most experienced locale/subspecies breeder you will find and has a ton of information on his site.

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• What's the smallest boa? - normal_bp, Tue Mar 7 19:27:23 2006
• The smallest Boa constrictor ssp. - ChrisGilbert, Tue Mar 7 19:44:47 2006
• RE: The smallest Boa constrictor ssp. - normal_bp, Tue Mar 7 21:41:00 2006
• no, some bci can get huge but some local - micahdenton, Tue Mar 7 22:32:21 2006
• RE: The smallest Boa constrictor ssp. - michaelburton, Tue Mar 7 22:43:10 2006
• Some of the C.A. locales and... - ChrisGilbert, Wed Mar 8 12:04:13 2006