but upon closer inspection, sure enough, it was a Jamaican boa
(Epicrates subflavus). The give away is between the nostril and the eye. Jamaicans have three large scales and Scrubs have two rows of many small scales. This guy sure could pass for a scrub python though.

Phil Goss

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• OT St. Louis Zoo pics. 1 sweet boa, too - PGoss, Fri Jun 16 10:37:15 2006
• That first one... - boaphile, Fri Jun 16 10:41:16 2006
• I thought the same from a distance... - PGoss, Fri Jun 16 12:40:14 2006
• RE: I thought the same from a distance.. - boaphile, Fri Jun 16 12:49:50 2006
• Who are you again? I have these... - PGoss, Fri Jun 16 12:59:22 2006
• Too much glue: - boaphile, Fri Jun 16 14:55:18 2006
• RE: Too much glue: - ajfreptiles, Fri Jun 16 15:15:51 2006
• I gotta get me some Elmers LOL!!! - vcaruso15, Fri Jun 16 21:01:51 2006
• I thought it was one too n/p - FrankR, Fri Jun 16 15:46:44 2006
• That was really cool, thanks! n/p - slithering_serpents, Fri Jun 16 12:59:03 2006
• Awesome..I live 15 min. from the STL ZOO - michaelburton, Fri Jun 16 13:10:15 2006
• That sculpture is... - PGoss, Fri Jun 16 13:42:12 2006
• Absolutely amazing pictures! - LauraV, Fri Jun 16 16:37:40 2006
• I was there last week also. awsome herps - combs reptiles, Sun Jun 18 10:23:05 2006