Posted by:
Paul Hollander
at Thu Jun 8 17:42:59 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Paul Hollander ]
Boa constrictors are fairly easy to sex from the spurs, though individuals under three feet long can be difficult. Males have fairly long spurs with a thick claw with a hook at the end. Females have shorter spurs with either a thin, unhooked claw or no claw. Female spurs are often in a pit in the skin, making them difficult to see. Probably 80% or better of boa constrictors can be sexed this way. Looking at the spurs on snakes of known sex helps, too.
Paul Hollander
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- sexing - okreptilerescue, Thu Jun 8 16:15:44 2006
 RE: sexing - Paul Hollander, Thu Jun 8 17:42:59 2006
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