it's great to hear you went through and looked at other sites and read up on this.. I am surprised that you have not learned any other differences..



Here are some..



Obviously, location.. this includes.. elevation, barrometric pressure, natural habitat, etc... This effects much more of the snakes life than one would think.



Appearance..

This includes a more square, narrower, higher, more solid look to bcc.. bci probably look more round in comparison.

Markins are usually much darker on bcc than bci.

A bcc's tail color red is like looking at a fire engine.

A bci's tail color red is liking looking at a tree in the fall... sure it 'looks' reddish.. but more brown, orange, black..

The head of a bcc is longer, more arrow shaped towards the front.

The tail saddles on a bcc are usually larger, longer, and more complete than that of a bci.

The belly of a bcc is usually much more speckled, darker, larger, black markings, unlike that of a bci.. would be smaller, less, lighter in color, etc...

BCC are known to grow longer.. with Peruvians probably being on record as some of the largest boas ever seen.. not uncommon in the 12-14' range..

BCI seldom reach those lengths, with the largest i've ever seen more like 10' long.



Care...

BCC tend to do better with a bit more humidity and sometimes higher temps.

BCI are more forgiving.

BCI are more 'domesticated', if you can think of it that way.

BCC owners tend to refer to them as more alert, curious, agile..

BCC may not be as hardy as bci in the feeding department.. and what I mean by this is that they can not tolerate being fed as frequently and as large a prey item as bci can, for the most part.

Example...

Feeding a baby bci one small mouse every 5 days would be fine, although considered a bit much, but will not likely harm the animal.

Feeding a bcc one small mouse every 5 days would likely lead to regurgitation, or having the animal pass the meal prematurely, not absorbing the proper nutritional value. This could lead to further illness, regurgitations, bouts of non-feeding, etc.







and then yes, the scale counts...







I could probably go on and on... but i think you get the point, and i do have to get back to work.



It would be nice to know your name riddick13, so i can address you correctly when responding to you in the future!



Thanks and 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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