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.. This is a nice Black boa in his light phase.. he fathered one litter this year.
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Gus
A. Rentfro
RioBravoReptiles.com
www.riobravoreptiles.com

"Quality is not an accident. Perfectly healthy animals are a minimum requirement.. everything else is just salesmanship" gus

I hope to get pair one day.

Mark

A few Day's back, Mark had this link he put in a post,for a pic. of a Black Peruvian,Gus if you have time check this pic. out and let us know what you think, www.biopark.org/peru/amazon-reptiles.html

Have A Good One !
Kenneth

Hi- I've seen that photo..great looking animal.. but how much of that look is the photo and editing technique?

Gus

Yep you never can tell,pic.could have been altered.Have you ever seen a "Black Peruvian" with a Blueish/Black look to em and as much Black as that one ?The one you show in your pic. is Awesome ! !
Have A Good One ! !
Kenneth

Is that a BCL Black Tailed Peruvian or a Very Dark Regular Peruvian? Cool Looking snake either way, but I thought there is a lot of red for a Black Tail
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Jim Hopkins "Hoppy"
Hopkins Holesale Herps
Hopfam1@aol.com

Hoppy, you're just like me.. nothing meets your standards!

But, who said this was a black tail? and just what is a Black tail (other than C. molossus)? I said this was a black Peru boa and it obviously is. It is a BCC of Pucallpa origin.

BCL is Boa C. longicauda.. which are predominantly black but not the same thing, nor is 'black-tailed' the best description for longicauda.. the subspecific name refers to the above average sub-caudal count.. the people who described longicauda wanted to give it a name that refers to the fact that male longicauda probe to many more scales than other subspecies, but no subspecies name like magne-hemipene or some other was considered acceptable. I've got a nice litter of longicauda here now, very different animals.

Hope this clears that up for you..

Gus

Don't get me wrong Gus, That is one cool looking Boa, I was just confused if it was a BCC Peruvian with lots of Black or a BCL Peruvian with lots of red, that is all. The Common name of Black Tail Peruvian is an oldie I guess referring to the BCL Boas, so when I saw the "Black" Peru boa I was not sure which it was, but either way it is still one Striking snake!
Thanks
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Jim Hopkins "Hoppy"
Hopkins Holesale Herps
Hopfam1@aol.com