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this male came in from guyana.. in a large shipment of boas over a year ago.. hes about 2 1/2 to 3 feet .. in my opinion though he looks nothing like any guyana im used to having and seeing.. his top side is bright yellow and his sides are not pink but a reaaaaaaaally bright orange :S .. imo he looks more like a surinam .. but he "DID" come from guyana.. could this be one of those few that are crossing over ? lol .. i really dont care what he is.. i just would love to hear what you guys have to say and have any of you guys ever had a guyana similar to this .. thanks

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NO BEAUTY LIKE THE BEAUTY OF A TRUE REDTAIL !!

BTW I FORGOT TO MENTION !! THIS GUY IS STILL OPAQUE RIGHT NOW AND SHOULD SHED ANYTIME BETWEEN TODAY AND TOMOROW.. HIS COLORS ARE MUCH MORE BRIGHT THAN WHAT YOU SEE HERE , COMBINED WITH MY CRAPPY CAMERA.. THE PICS DONT DO HIM JUSTICE..

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NO BEAUTY LIKE THE BEAUTY OF A TRUE REDTAIL !!

HERE YA GO .. ANOTHER PIC

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NO BEAUTY LIKE THE BEAUTY OF A TRUE REDTAIL !!

HERES A TAIL PIC OF THIS LIL GUY

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NO BEAUTY LIKE THE BEAUTY OF A TRUE REDTAIL !!

Same color tail and base color. I will try to find a picture later. any guesses on this one?

NICE SNAKE ... MY GUESS IS THAT ITS A GUYANA.. but who knows nowadays .. lol.. i guess you have to go by where its coming from these days .. which imo doesnt even matter cause like someone said before .. alot are collected in surinam and exported from guyana.. so who knows.. great snake nonethe less
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NO BEAUTY LIKE THE BEAUTY OF A TRUE REDTAIL !!

It was sold to me as a WC Suriname it's hard to capture the true color in a picture but you can see the color! Thanks for the coments

Surinames and Guyanas border each other as far a locality goes, so they will look like one another sometimes. Both have awesome coloration. Guyanas typically have more purples, while Suri's typically have alot more orange/pink coloration. Hope this helps.
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Why would you think that there is a difference between the two? There is no barrier between them and therefore no isolation. There is no merit in the way hobbyists divide them into country of origins from a scientific standpoint, they should be divided into groups based on morpholagical and/or behavioural differences (scale counts, general colour and pattern, genetics, reproduction such as litter sizes, and other noticable differences). What happens if a countries border is changed? Obviously more research is needed to more accurately seperate locales but the fact is that we're talking about the same sub-species here. Perhaps :french guyaname would be more appropriate.... Just a thought

Regaurdless of, if someone thinks they are the same or they are different, the artificial border has created a locality. Suriname is surrounded by Guyana. Guyanan boas will have the greatest amount of genetic diversity since these boas get the most influence from Brazil and Venezeula. Some Surinames will express traits of Guyanans, and vice-versa. However, a mold has been built for each locality- and breeders of these boas should try to stick to that. The whole point of creating localities is to create an archetypical boa from which all others can be judged.
Later-
Matt Schubarth
Pet Nebula
2100 Stephens #116
Missoula, Montana 59801
406 541 9929

Koky,very nice animal SUPER CLEAN.