some had speculated that the reports of long ago were incorrect, and there were still wild hog island boas on the island
(that some were 'missed' during initial counts and they eventually repopulated / and also that this was impossible due to the virtual devastation of their habitat long ago)

i've even heard of extremely similar insular species from the surrounding islands eventually making there way over to the 'main' island and breeding

i've heard that these are imported from the islands surrounding the 'main' island

i've heard that ALL the surrounding islands, and there are quite a few, are collectively known as cayos cochinos... after all, cayos cochinos is plural. cayo cohino would be singular.
This would indicate that there are plenty of thriving 'hog island' boas remaining within this collective group of keys or kays.. whatever they would call them. It would also shed light as to why some Hogs look so different than others... size, color

i've also heard of scam artists making really old, ugly hog crosses available, and calling them the 'new blood'... after all, most of these adults i've seen are quite large.. 5-6' or so

i've even heard of the goverment granting one person/doctor/herp guy permission to collect a few 'one time only', and these are some of those, or direct descendants..


so there's my '$.02' Jim..

hope this helps.... somewhat!

(Clear as MUD, right? lol)

Best wishes on healthy big, litters this year..

take care, Joe Rollo - Bci Joe
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Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin

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