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This is my new boa. What you think?
It`s Guyanan or Suriname?

No "true" way to tell locality from looking when it comes to Suriname or Guyana. I have seen both localities in the subspecies run the gammot as far as looks go. That particular one has what most people would consider a "guyana" type of a look with the thicker saddles and the coloration but there is truely no way to tell unless you collected it from the wild yourself or you knew the importer (if imported) and trusted them, or if you could trace the history back to the original imports (if captive bred).

Regardless that is one good looking BCC.
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Actually both Surinames and Guyanas are the SAME Bcc. They should be called Guyana Shield Redtails. It depends on where their collected in the country as to what they look like. Most Guyanas that come in are collected near the north and have that "Guyana" look like that one does. Surinames or Guyanas collected in the south look more like "Surinames" but no matter what it's the same snake. I tried posting adds before as Guyana Shield Redtail and had to answer hundreds of questions about what that is so I stopped...TC

when B.C.C. were simply referred to as " Guyana Shield or Northern Shield " or " Amazon Basin. " Highland B.C.C. and Lowland Basin B.C.C. " Those were pretty honest labels back then. Just as you will see Guyana Boas and Suriname Boas share the same looks within the range of the Highlands, you will also find the same looks, in the range of the lowland Basin. I have pictures of Peruvian Boas in the wild, that look like Leticia Colombians and Leticia Colombians, that look like Boas I have pictures of in the yanos of venezuela. Wonder why that is, Duh? You can learn many things about all different types of animals, when you study the geography of their particular environmen. Ya, Tom I am sure when you tried to use those labels, you had to put on your teachers tag. The Market still loves a name and a good story......JJ

Thank You!
Naren