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2005 Campina Grande Rainbow Boa, Epicrates cenchria asissi

2005 BRB, Epicates cenchria cenchria from Dave Colling. Dave produces some killer BRBs.

2005 male het Hypo BRB from Exotics By Nature. This snake is really very bright orange but not quite this bright.

2005 Peruvian Rainbow Boa, Epicrates cenchria gaigei. This snake was produced by Craig McSherry. It has 43 scale rows at mid body and has the very wide dark markings that are typical for the subspecies.

Male 2005 BRB. Even when opaque they can be very pretty.

Female 2004 BRB.

Adult Argentinian Rainbow Boa, Epicrates cenchria alvarezi

Adult male Isla Marajo Rainbow Boa, Epicrates cenchria barbouri

Are you propagating this subspecies, I love the thick black borders and they have exceptional color as well, was just wondering, btw those brazilians I got from you are doing awesome!!! Female now is so comfortable here, you can pick her up and she won't stop eatting, If someone's wondering I was feeding her and cleaning her enclosure at the same time, seizes and constricts prey animal, quickly replace substrate, replace snake, I do not do this with all of my snakes, but sometimes I do this with the smaller species I keep.
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Frank Roberts
R&R Herpetological Frank Roberts & John Rodriguez

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Roberts'Realm of Reptile Research

Frank,
...I got a trio of CB barbouri from Larry Kenton several years ago. They are doing great but so far have not reproduced for me. AFAIK there have been none imported and none produced in this country since Larry produced the litter mine were from. Larry lost all of his a couple years back.
Jeff

>>Are you propagating this subspecies, I love the thick black borders and they have exceptional color as well, was just wondering, btw those brazilians I got from you are doing awesome!!! Female now is so comfortable here, you can pick her up and she won't stop eatting, If someone's wondering I was feeding her and cleaning her enclosure at the same time, seizes and constricts prey animal, quickly replace substrate, replace snake, I do not do this with all of my snakes, but sometimes I do this with the smaller species I keep.
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>>Frank Roberts
>>R&R Herpetological Frank Roberts & John Rodriguez
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>>Roberts'Realm of Reptile Research

Well lets hope you get those to breed then, I have never seen them but in books.
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Frank Roberts
R&R Herpetological Frank Roberts & John Rodriguez

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Roberts'Realm of Reptile Research

Jeff,
Is this subspecies as variable in color as the brazilian's? Is their range confined to Isla Marajo? Really, really like this sub..
Paul

Paul,
....I have talked to a few people who have seen these snakes in the wild on Marajo Island and also across the Amazon from the island. I have also gotten emails about them from Brazilians on and near Marajo Island. All that I have heard from these people except for one who had a dark orange snake that had been captured on the Island were that they are very dark maroon red color like mine. Several of the reports described them as bigger than Brazilian Rainbow Boas though mine seem to be growing about like Brazilian Rainbows. They are a little heavier bodied than similar length Brazilians and they have more rounded fatter heads. I would guess that off the island they intergrade with Brazilian Rainbows. The proposed new classification of the Epicrates cenchria species will likely eliminate them as a seperate subspecies. I hate to see it as they are very different looking than Brazilians. I have only seen a few of these snakes in "person". More than 10 years ago there was a Brazilian who lives in Miami who had some that he produced for sale at the Orlando Expo. I did not see any again until Larry Kenton had mine for sale at the Expo 6 or maybe 7 years ago.
Jeff

>>Jeff,
>>Is this subspecies as variable in color as the brazilian's? Is their range confined to Isla Marajo? Really, really like this sub..
>>Paul

You have the mosy diverse collection of Rainbows I have ever seen.

Do the Epicrates cenchria asissi change pattern as adults?

Linda,
...They sometimes do the white extending up the sides in the evening thing. Of my four adults there is plenty of variation in color and even some in pattern. They sometimes seem to be pretty snakes and sometimes seem a little plain. They have more of a difference from being ready to shed plain looking to after shed looking prettier than the other subspecies. Hmmm, did that make any sense?
Jeff

>>You have the mosy diverse collection of Rainbows I have ever seen.
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>>Do the Epicrates cenchria asissi change pattern as adults?