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Been setting around here watching the forum an learning what I can on the pc that is!An got to thinking back on my very first experiences with the boa world,It didnt last that long 3 whole months an my mom made me get rid of them!But to get to the point,with all the new morphs being born,an how people are trying to breed darker boa's into the albino line for example,so they keep their colors longer an even the snow projects I got to thinking of a boa I had,that was very unique,an my dad an mom are coming to visit me this summer an I asked her to bring me another one if she could find it!Not sure of sex but he was solid black,He was sold to me as a black imperator boa,I know that isnt a whole lot of info on a boa an I have no pics,but he was a solid blacl boa you couldnt see no saddles or side marks or anything just a black boa an his belly was like a light charcoal with the spotting like quite a bit of bci have on their bellies!I just thought how stupid I was for getting rid of him!I have tried to look it up but have found no info on what local or anything about a black boa!Does anyone know or have seen a boa like this,oh an he did have an attitude problem,He would bite me everytime I got him out!Well sorry for rambling an thanks for any help!Charles![Hypoboa]

The only animal I can think of that might fit that description is a really low-contrast Argentine...which would not be an Imperator. They are known as Boa c. Occidentalis. If it was an Imperator, it would have to be an extremely melanistic (unusually high concentrates of black pigment) Mexican locality. Good luck with your search.

Chris Olson
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