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I am trying to see if this snake is:

Central American "Type 2" Anerytheristic Boa

Colombian "Type 1" Anerytheristic Boa
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It looks like a type 2, with a little colombian influence. Is the snake in question from a blizzard project? I would guess that it is Type 2, but can't say that it is pure CA.
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Davey Giltner

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I found it at LLL Reptile in Oceanside,Ca. Someone brought it in to sell I guess they didn't want it anymore. When I seen the color pattern I jumped on it ASAP. How much is a snake like this worth. Also the picture does not justice. I was thinking it was a type 2. Where the red would be its black but the rest of the body is lighter. I thinking about breeding it to a hypo. Input is need please thanks! I do want to produce a nice snake for a pet.
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It does look like a pure Central American Type II. Hard to tell from the pictures but it might more specifically be a Black-tailed Anery. The Black Tailed Type II seems to me incompatible with Type I while traditional Type II Anerys seem to be compatible. However there are very few breedings to know for sure.

I would just call your Boa a Type II Anery to be safe. Any other name just adds on to that to specify it a little better.

Breeding to a Hypo, specifically a Nicaraguan Hypo would be a good idea. I think.

Take a look at BurkeReptiles.com They have some Type II Ghosts on there (Type II Anery Hypo).
I'm not sure what Type IIs are going for right now, but anywhere from $500-$1000 is not unreasonable. Personally for nice examples I would not have a problem paying $700 or more.

This is my Type II Anery 66% het Albino for reference. The Type II line here is of Mexican origin, and the Albino a Kahl Colombian. This is the grandson of that pair.

I bought him in '05, and the Type II Anery possible het Albino males were $1500 with regular Type II Anerys $1000 at the time.

And a Nicaraguan Het Type II Anery:

nice looking snakes you have. My goal is to own an albino red tail. But they just cost too much. I really don't plan on breeding but it happen that way! I bought a pair a durmills boas and they are breeding. I was thinking about trading or selling my snake but haven't deceide yet.

If you like it hold onto it. Personally I want to see what my pair produce and will probably sell them afterward. I'm also trying the Type II on a Stripeline Albino to see if he proves out to be a het.

If an Albino is out of your price range perhaps you could look for a het Type II Anery. Those are about $300 or so. I have seen Kahl Albinos for as low as $500 for healthy ones, nothing special, but they are Albino.

If you went that route you could produce DH Blizzards and breed those babies together and hope for a Blizzard. There still has yet to be a live Blizzard.

I really don't have the time and money for the project. I just seen the snake in the pet store for $99.00. Someone didn't want it anymore so the store bought it as a coloumbian. I like the color so I jumped on it because it was different.

You got one HECK of a deal. That is at least 20% of the value if not 10% of what that snake is worth!

I almost didn't buy it! THey had a 6 foot for $99.00 but the color of the Anery got me!!! I have been thinking about getting a hypo female to breed to my male! But these snakes are just my pets.

I was looking at some pictures of some Type 2 and they are darker than mine! I talk to Burkereptiles he was saying it looks like a black tail. I can't wait to see what the snake looks like when he sheds. But again the snake is not as dark.

Tom is the guy to talk to with the Type II and Black Tail Anerys. Between the breedings they have done, and the colaboration with other breeders they're starting to figure things out with the mutation.

As you can see compaired to my Type II yours has a much blacker tail, but lighter body color.

Strange huh? I have look at a ton of pictures of different Anery 1's and 2's. Tom was telling me it looks like a Black tail Anery 2. But compared to some of the Black tails its still lighter than others. I really can't tell you where the snake was breed or came from I do know I got lucky. One thing the snakes has a bad attitude.