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I remember admiring these when I was a kid. They were pretty uncommon then, who knows now?

Are they ever offered in the trade?? I asked a guy at a show a couple of weeks ago who seemed to specialize in unusual boas(had a couple of other "island" boas, some very much $$$) but he acted as if he had never heard of them!
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Lloyd Heilbrunn

Palm Beach Gardens, Fl.

Jim Kavney, the fella that I am going to Costa Rica with has a pair of them that he is selling I beleive, you might want to check with him
hiss-n-things.com/
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Jim Hopkins "Hoppy"
Hopkins Holesale Herps
Hopfam1@aol.com

Thanks.Is the Bimini Boa he is selling,E. Fosteri, the same as the Bahamiam Boa from Andros that I'm remembering, E. striatus??

See: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/uf-herp/estriatus02.htm
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Lloyd Heilbrunn

Palm Beach Gardens, Fl.

which is Epicrates striatus fowleri. Fosteri is exclusive to the Bimini islands. The Bahama Boa is usually regarded as Epicrates striatus strigulatus.

Jay

Interesting.I guess they are all related subspecies.The Bimini did not look like what I remember, the Berry/Andros a bit more so.I need to find a pic of the true Bahamas one to be sure.Thought I was told as a kid that the ones I saw came from Andros......Thanks.
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Lloyd Heilbrunn

Palm Beach Gardens, Fl.