Argentine Boas, Boa.c.occidentalis is listed as a C.I.T.E.S. Appendix I animal. All othe Boa.c.ssp are CITES Appendix II.

Appendix I does not allow for the international trade of the species/subspecies it protects. And depending on National law may have further restriction.

So depending on what country you are in, the ONLY Argentine boas available to you are allready in your country. This obviously has a HUGE limitation on availability.

I know last summer when I was talking to Hans Winner at Daytona, U.S. customs had originally thought his Leopard Boas were B.c.o. because they were so dark/black. He had to have someone go in and prove that it was a mutation of B.c.imperator before he could claim them and offer them for sale here in the U.S.

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• Occidentalis? - StarReptiles, Wed Mar 15 07:42:48 2006
• RE: Occidentalis? - bcijoe, Wed Mar 15 08:17:02 2006
• RE: Occidentalis? - madisonrecords, Wed Mar 15 08:59:57 2006
• RE: Occidentalis? - JOEP123, Wed Mar 15 09:24:44 2006
• RE: Awesome Occidentalis!!!! - ajfreptiles, Wed Mar 15 12:45:02 2006
• Thank you Andy ... - JOEP123, Wed Mar 15 13:21:39 2006
• RE: Occidentalis? - Brocks Boids, Thu Mar 16 00:42:34 2006
• Dogo de Pampano - JOEP123, Thu Mar 16 07:24:14 2006
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• RE: Occidentalis? - StarReptiles, Thu Mar 16 08:38:49 2006
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