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Boa Forum

Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2007.
Photo: Boa constrictor
2007 Photo contest winner - mack1time

The Boidae are a family of non-venomous snakes found in Northern, Central and South America, the Caribbean, southeastern Europe and Asia Minor, Northern, Central and East Africa, Madagascar and Reunion Island, the Arabian Peninsula, Central and southwestern Asia, India and Sri Lanka, the Moluccas and New Guinea through to Melanesia and Samoa. Relatively primitive snakes, adults are medium to large in size, with females usually larger than the males. Two subfamilies comprising eight genera and 43 species are currently recognized. Prey is killed by a process known as constriction with the prey eventually succumbing due to asphyxiation. Prey is swallowed whole, and may take anywhere from several days or even weeks to fully digest. Despite their intimidating size and power, they are generally not dangerous to humans. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of all Boas. Don't forget to check out our other boa related forums. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting: Terms of Service.

Photo: The first Sharp Strain Snow
2007 Photo contest winner - kblumenthal
Topic Replies Last Post
A few of the other girls
by jpcons - Oct 08, 2007 01:35 PM
2 Oct 08, 2007 06:29 PM
by bcijoe
NOLVOSAN information.....***IMPORTANT***
by JaredHorenstein - Oct 08, 2007 10:07 AM
6 Oct 08, 2007 11:15 PM
by TnK
Who produced the best looking Hogs?
by JaredHorenstein - Oct 08, 2007 01:47 AM
8 Oct 27, 2007 05:45 PM
by andyp6
Help Needed.
by raybueno - Oct 07, 2007 11:25 PM
1 Oct 08, 2007 06:44 PM
by bcijoe
Do not discount ...
by bcibydesign - Oct 07, 2007 10:12 PM
1 Oct 08, 2007 01:43 AM
by JaredHorenstein
Prey size?
by munoxide - Oct 07, 2007 09:40 PM
3 Oct 08, 2007 11:58 AM
by munoxide
Hogg Island Boa ?
by jscrick - Oct 07, 2007 09:17 PM
1 Oct 07, 2007 10:54 PM
by TnK
Check out the boas
by jscrick - Oct 07, 2007 07:43 PM
2 Oct 08, 2007 12:56 PM
by jscrick
NEW ADDITIONS D/U WARNING
by JPCONS - Oct 07, 2007 07:30 PM
4 Oct 09, 2007 01:36 PM
by JPCONS
After shed pics babies #4 and #5 (DUW)
by RoswellBoa - Oct 07, 2007 04:03 PM
2 Oct 07, 2007 04:46 PM
by RoswellBoa
Hog Island Boas
by Sunshine - Oct 07, 2007 03:52 PM
1 Oct 10, 2007 09:13 AM
by TnK
Corn Island Boa...
by Sunshine - Oct 07, 2007 03:29 PM
0 No replies
new rack systems...
by Bergmantis - Oct 07, 2007 10:36 AM
1 Oct 07, 2007 07:22 PM
by carl3
Whats more valuable?
by Pithons - Oct 07, 2007 10:21 AM
1 Oct 07, 2007 06:32 PM
by PBM
? on some Hog Island Issues
by CaritoBito - Oct 07, 2007 09:07 AM
5 Oct 07, 2007 06:22 PM
by TnK
Narcissus (keeper male)
by danktat - Oct 07, 2007 12:56 AM
1 Oct 07, 2007 09:12 AM
by MOVADO
plywood and boas
by thatsme - Oct 06, 2007 11:06 PM
7 Oct 09, 2007 07:36 AM
by TnK
NEW TO THIS
by jscrick - Oct 06, 2007 08:25 PM
3 Oct 07, 2007 12:19 AM
by jscrick
perus yesterday, Suris today,life's good
by Mark Damico - Oct 06, 2007 06:29 PM
5 Oct 07, 2007 10:34 AM
by AshLopez
Keeping fingers crossed...
by Ophidia_Junkie - Oct 06, 2007 06:01 PM
4 Oct 07, 2007 11:18 AM
by bcijoe
magic numbers
by no_name - Oct 06, 2007 05:41 PM
8 Oct 07, 2007 07:42 AM
by no_name
A couple nice albinos...Dial up beware!
by Ophidia_Junkie - Oct 06, 2007 04:25 PM
2 Oct 07, 2007 05:54 AM
by Ophidia_Junkie
EBV Red Group Hypo.....
by Sojourner - Oct 06, 2007 03:34 PM
1 Oct 09, 2007 03:50 PM
by TopNotchBoas
What kind?
by munoxide - Oct 06, 2007 11:16 AM
5 Oct 06, 2007 02:34 PM
by RoswellBoa
Peruvian Litter Born yesterday
by Mark Damico - Oct 06, 2007 10:14 AM
4 Oct 06, 2007 08:13 PM
by boaphile
After shed pics babies #2 and#3 (DUW)
by RoswellBoa - Oct 06, 2007 03:40 AM
1 Oct 06, 2007 03:48 AM
by michaelburton
Crawl Cay
by caparu - Oct 05, 2007 07:47 PM
1 Oct 05, 2007 08:29 PM
by TnK
?Why do they change their colors?
by Zindy - Oct 05, 2007 04:02 PM
2 Oct 06, 2007 03:27 PM
by Zindy
Is this Hog normal?
by cv - Oct 05, 2007 01:35 PM
21 Oct 06, 2007 11:36 AM
by bcijoe
what do you think about that
by hopesfall - Oct 05, 2007 12:26 PM
1 Oct 06, 2007 07:55 AM
by JackJebus
Ms D Modeling......
by diggy415 - Oct 05, 2007 09:15 AM
0 No replies
Show me best your Hypos..jungles allowed
by Tibor - Oct 04, 2007 10:56 PM
27 Oct 07, 2007 09:49 PM
by robertmcphee
Big WHITE Scales
by midnightherps - Oct 04, 2007 09:57 PM
1 Oct 04, 2007 10:07 PM
by NCBoas
giving oral medication
by fantasyxbabygurl - Oct 04, 2007 08:35 PM
4 Oct 05, 2007 11:33 AM
by AbsoluteApril
Child of the Corn
by caparu - Oct 04, 2007 07:13 PM
2 Oct 04, 2007 11:14 PM
by RandyWhittington
help with harlequins
by bytheshore1 - Oct 04, 2007 07:00 PM
0 No replies
help with harlequins
by bytheshore1 - Oct 04, 2007 06:57 PM
13 Oct 06, 2007 10:31 PM
by bytheshore1
A little advice needed...
by JackJebus - Oct 04, 2007 06:33 PM
7 Oct 05, 2007 07:38 PM
by Ophidia_Junkie
Couple questions
by munoxide - Oct 04, 2007 06:23 PM
1 Oct 04, 2007 08:01 PM
by Ophidia_Junkie
Big Suri's and Little Hog's
by cv - Oct 04, 2007 05:00 PM
4 Oct 05, 2007 03:08 AM
by cv
white scales on hypo..
by Bergmantis - Oct 04, 2007 12:36 PM
4 Oct 04, 2007 09:52 PM
by midnightherps
now and then
by jpcons - Oct 04, 2007 08:37 AM
0 No replies
UPDATED BABY PHOTO
by jpcons - Oct 04, 2007 06:51 AM
1 Oct 04, 2007 01:47 PM
by fudrick
50% Suri baby #1 post shed pics (DUW)
by RoswellBoa - Oct 04, 2007 02:35 AM
2 Oct 04, 2007 02:25 PM
by voodoomagik
? on smaller species.
by Jeremiad86 - Oct 03, 2007 11:11 PM
2 Oct 04, 2007 05:58 PM
by jeremiad86
Interesting Boa Development....
by Sojourner - Oct 03, 2007 05:23 PM
12 Oct 06, 2007 09:58 PM
by jscrick
More Guyana babies
by kitchi - Oct 03, 2007 03:58 PM
3 Oct 07, 2007 03:42 AM
by danktat
Scale Defect?
by killr_silhouette - Oct 03, 2007 03:48 PM
5 Oct 04, 2007 03:07 PM
by Slithering_Serpents
Need help for breeding pair
by bigdee - Oct 03, 2007 03:28 PM
2 Oct 04, 2007 09:36 PM
by soccerpmw15
Cross morph breeding
by fudrick - Oct 03, 2007 02:18 PM
3 Oct 03, 2007 03:11 PM
by ChrisGilbert
Best looking salmon bred in 2007 contest
by chondro55 - Oct 03, 2007 12:20 PM
31 Oct 04, 2007 03:15 PM
by Sharpman
Florida Redtail Top Suriname Pair
by kitchi - Oct 03, 2007 11:11 AM
3 Oct 04, 2007 02:21 PM
by Slithering_Serpents
adult female..is she a pastel?
by bergmantis - Oct 02, 2007 10:14 PM
4 Oct 03, 2007 02:46 PM
by strictly4fun
Guyana babies
by kitchi - Oct 02, 2007 08:03 PM
7 Oct 03, 2007 11:06 AM
by AbsoluteApril
EMERGENCY!!!!!!
by 6lkl6l - Oct 02, 2007 07:09 PM
7 Oct 03, 2007 02:53 PM
by TnK
Pred mites
by bigbarret85 - Oct 02, 2007 05:34 PM
3 Oct 04, 2007 09:13 AM
by bigbarret85
Adopt a Red Tail?
by drdoolittle - Oct 02, 2007 05:15 PM
2 Oct 03, 2007 05:16 AM
by Slithering_Serpents
My next Boa purchase??
by crumpy666 - Oct 02, 2007 04:27 PM
3 Oct 04, 2007 11:56 AM
by ChrisGilbert
Interesting observation........
by rainbowsrus - Oct 02, 2007 02:39 PM
1 Oct 03, 2007 02:05 PM
by JackJebus
Crawl Cay, Belize boa photos..
by RioBravoReptiles - Oct 02, 2007 02:07 PM
1 Oct 05, 2007 02:56 PM
by metalpest
genetics/terms question...
by charmer - Oct 02, 2007 01:48 PM
7 Oct 03, 2007 01:43 PM
by Paul Hollander
emergency
by fantasyxbabygurl - Oct 02, 2007 08:47 AM
10 Oct 03, 2007 11:09 AM
by AbsoluteApril
Suris litter 07
by Hos - Oct 02, 2007 08:46 AM
3 Oct 07, 2007 03:45 AM
by danktat
Roswell stripe boa--post shed pics (DUW)
by RoswellBoa - Oct 01, 2007 10:39 PM
8 Oct 04, 2007 02:38 AM
by RoswellBoa
Interesting picture:
by boaphile - Oct 01, 2007 08:49 PM
5 Oct 02, 2007 09:17 AM
by ajfreptiles
Expanded PVC?????
by tsusnakeguy - Oct 01, 2007 08:42 PM
4 Oct 01, 2007 11:14 PM
by TnK
Yearling Suri and Peruvian males
by voodoomagik - Oct 01, 2007 08:01 PM
4 Oct 04, 2007 11:58 PM
by voodoomagik
Hypo pairing for this fall
by voodoomagik - Oct 01, 2007 07:54 PM
2 Oct 03, 2007 03:00 PM
by voodoomagik
Pink Brazilian
by kitchi - Oct 01, 2007 07:42 PM
0 No replies
Brazilian - here is an example of a poor
by kitchi - Oct 01, 2007 07:29 PM
1 Oct 01, 2007 11:42 PM
by billw
weird behaviour?
by mack1time - Oct 01, 2007 07:21 PM
2 Oct 02, 2007 07:41 AM
by TnK
most morphs from one breeding?
by killr_silhouette - Oct 01, 2007 07:18 PM
3 Oct 02, 2007 02:30 PM
by HeathN
boa substrate- flagstones?
by fantasyxbabygurl - Oct 01, 2007 07:02 PM
0 No replies
DH coral sunglow pos het stripe...
by Bergmantis - Oct 01, 2007 05:32 PM
1 Oct 01, 2007 07:11 PM
by killr_silhouette
genetics question
by killr_silhouette - Oct 01, 2007 04:36 PM
1 Oct 01, 2007 04:57 PM
by rainbowsrus
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