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Large male rubber boa...

jeph May 18, 2003 07:19 PM

Heres the male I saw, I know rubber boas get bigger than this, but this is the biggest male I've seen. I've seen one bigger, a female. Also, this pic was taken with the snake laying exactlly as it was underneath a piece of metal.
Jeff Teel
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RichardFHoyer May 27, 2003 08:10 PM

Jeff:
It is difficult to make out relative size from a photo other than to contrast a specimen with surrounding objects. Did you measure the specimen and examine it for the hook shaped male spur?

The lower abdomen seems distended suggesting either the boa had a recent meal or the specimen may have been a female in reproductive condition. Some females exhibit spurs as well.

Richard F. Hoyer

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