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chrish
at Sat May 16 16:12:59 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by chrish ]
It sounds like you need to do some more research to narrow down which species you are interested in.
Boas range from 1.5 feet as adults to over 20 feet.
Pythons range from about 2 feet as adults to over 25 feet.
Here's a quick list of some appropriate and available captive born species you might want to research. I left off really big species and species that aren't good choices as a first time captive.
PYTHONIDAE
Children's Python - Antaresia childreni
Spotted Python - Antaresia maculosa
Stimson's Python - Antaresia stimsoni
Woma - Aspidites ramsayi
Carpet Python - Morelia spilota
Borneo Blood/Short-tailed Python - Python breitensteini
Blood Python - Python curtus
Ball Python - Python regius
BOIDAE
Rubber Boa - Charina bottae
Indian/Brown Sandboa - Eryx johnii
Kenyan/East African Sandboa - Eryx colubrinus
Rough-scaled Sandboa - Eryx conicus
Rosyboa -Lichanura trivirgata
Dumeril's Boa - Acrantophis dumerili
Pacific Boas - genus Candoia
Boa Constrictors - Boa constrictor
Amazon Treeboas - Corallus hortulanus (pretty easy to keep but can't be handled unless you like donating blood)
Rainbow Boas - Epicrates cenchria
Colombian Rainbow Boa - Epicrates maurus
If you want a beefy but not huge species that is usually very tame (except when food is involved!), you might consider a Borneo Blood Python. They aren't expensive and if you care for them properly they are a lot of fun. They are very stout snakes, although they don't exceed 5-6 feet. They also have a lot of personality!
Here's a link to a photo of one showing you their size (random photo off web) - www.primareptilia.com/gallery/albums/fred/Fred_17.sized.jpg
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas
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RE: Questions about Boa/Pythons Please Look - chrish, Sat May 16 16:12:59 2009