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This big guy came from a customer at a local petstore where I work. Unfortunately I was not there when the person dropped him off and I was unable to ask any pertinent questions. He is ~8 feet long and weighs 28 lbs. He has gold/straw yellow base color with dark orange saddles. He has a BRIGHT red tail and light lavender color along his sides. He has faint "eyelashes" and a smallish head for his body size. I hope the photos help, but inside at night with a flash is not the best idea. Thanks in advance for the help. Derek

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Derek Roberts
Sonoran Reptile
sonoranreptile@earthlink.net

This shows a close up of hos color, tail and sides.

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Derek Roberts
Sonoran Reptile
sonoranreptile@earthlink.net

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Derek Roberts
Sonoran Reptile
sonoranreptile@earthlink.net

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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

Wow that boy has some very nice color but just based on looks alone and with out any knowledge of its origin I would have to go with a Colombian/Suriname cross. The head and body color are with out a doubt a BCI (Northen Colombian/ Central American Boa) But the nice red in the tail and peaked saddles give hints of some BCC blood, the peaking in the saddles would take most Peruvian Boas off the chart so I would guess a Suri cross of some sort.
Thanks
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Jim Hopkins "Hoppy"
Hopkins Holesale Herps
Hopfam1@aol.com

a suri to me

it could be a cross. It is sometimes next to impossible to tell.

Man your store gets some crazy stuff. lol. Nice lookin boa.. I too think its probably a cross...
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