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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
energetic boa question
by Hissenia - May 25, 2007 10:21 PM
2 May 27, 2007 04:20 PM
by beastie
SUNGLOW HET STRIPE
by JoshKetchum - May 25, 2007 09:03 PM
4 May 26, 2007 11:28 AM
by RyanHomsey
An 06 White Group Normal Male......
by Sojourner - May 25, 2007 08:23 PM
1 May 26, 2007 01:10 AM
by begunwithaletter
An 06 White Group Normal female.....
by Sojourner - May 25, 2007 08:08 PM
1 May 26, 2007 01:13 AM
by begunwithaletter
Several questions about Aztecs....
by Sojourner - May 25, 2007 07:11 PM
12 May 26, 2007 10:51 AM
by ChrisGilbert
Moving with a lot of snakes....
by tsusnakeguy - May 25, 2007 06:48 PM
1 May 27, 2007 01:42 PM
by garweft
Jan. 07 Issue of Reptiles Boa Article..
by rockinreptiles2 - May 25, 2007 05:33 PM
2 May 25, 2007 07:37 PM
by rockinreptiles2
T POSITIVE CA Motley
by Jeremy Stone - May 25, 2007 03:39 PM
18 May 26, 2007 09:56 AM
by Tracy Barker
The OTHER WHITE boas
by PAF - May 25, 2007 02:31 PM
6 May 26, 2007 12:18 AM
by MiamiExotics
Yearling MoonGlow pics
by CrestedGecko.com - May 25, 2007 11:48 AM
10 May 26, 2007 03:12 AM
by Jeremy Stone
Suriname Birthing Video
by danktat - May 25, 2007 12:30 AM
1 May 25, 2007 07:55 AM
by ABCC
Worlds oldest ritual found...
by Djinn - May 24, 2007 11:37 PM
1 May 28, 2007 01:10 PM
by Slithering_Serpents
Dwarf Boas - Tropidophis or Ungaliophis
by BEHMN8R - May 24, 2007 11:21 PM
4 May 26, 2007 12:15 AM
by BEHMN8R
50% CA / 50% Columbian Sharp Albinos
by RANDRBOAS - May 24, 2007 11:05 PM
8 May 26, 2007 01:50 AM
by Ruben14
Day 110 litter
by kirby - May 24, 2007 05:47 PM
24 May 25, 2007 09:01 PM
by kirby
read this please
by danny1021 - May 24, 2007 05:22 PM
0 No replies
Q about Premie Baby Boas...
by JJsBoas - May 24, 2007 05:17 PM
0 No replies
Baby Surinames
by danktat - May 24, 2007 04:25 PM
23 May 25, 2007 02:08 PM
by JohnKelly
The Unknown and friends
by MarcS - May 24, 2007 03:11 PM
2 May 25, 2007 02:13 PM
by JohnKelly
albino x albino question
by reptileph - May 24, 2007 03:02 PM
3 May 24, 2007 08:02 PM
by PBM
Super Motley Albino prediction...
by boaphile - May 24, 2007 02:18 PM
20 May 25, 2007 07:09 PM
by MiamiExotics
Anerys.....more pics.....
by ajfreptiles - May 24, 2007 02:04 PM
2 May 24, 2007 06:54 PM
by ChristianC
A couple Hypos.... Dial up no-no....
by ajfreptiles - May 24, 2007 02:01 PM
1 May 25, 2007 12:09 AM
by fgs
Pics of my Poss. AZTEC......
by ajfreptiles - May 24, 2007 01:19 PM
22 May 27, 2007 05:36 PM
by Slithering_Serpents
Some outisde pics of my Red Girl...
by ajfreptiles - May 24, 2007 12:18 PM
9 May 24, 2007 09:15 PM
by RyanHomsey
Ghost
by cm_reptiles - May 24, 2007 08:40 AM
2 May 24, 2007 11:05 AM
by rainbowsrus
Super motley albino
by mpuexotics - May 24, 2007 05:26 AM
1 May 24, 2007 12:54 PM
by Jeremy Stone
In pursuit of the Bloody Sharp Sunglow
by salmonboa.com - May 24, 2007 01:10 AM
16 May 24, 2007 09:21 PM
by kblumenthal
OT: Now THIS is FUN!!!
by Barry Miller - May 23, 2007 11:34 PM
2 May 24, 2007 12:18 AM
by PGoss
Just some Don Juan photos
by danktat - May 23, 2007 08:21 PM
0 No replies
a question on genetics and law
by iamsnakeshack - May 23, 2007 04:19 PM
4 May 24, 2007 02:09 PM
by iamsnakeshack
What Ever Happened To The Patternless
by DavidKendrick - May 23, 2007 03:21 PM
13 May 24, 2007 09:31 PM
by koky6869
Almost a year has passed by....
by Clay Valeri - May 23, 2007 11:05 AM
8 May 24, 2007 05:32 AM
by Clay Valeri
I dunno help me
by cm_reptiles - May 23, 2007 12:38 AM
2 May 23, 2007 06:57 AM
by LordDreyfus
A couple of Sharp Sunglows
by salmonboa.com - May 23, 2007 12:29 AM
6 May 23, 2007 09:08 PM
by ChrisGilbert
New Pics Bloody Sunglow Hets
by soonerstate - May 22, 2007 10:30 PM
4 May 23, 2007 01:27 PM
by PanamaRed
visible genetic markers?
by johnmp - May 22, 2007 08:04 PM
1 May 22, 2007 08:17 PM
by RyanHomsey
A few shots of daddy glow
by RyanHomsey - May 22, 2007 07:34 PM
4 May 24, 2007 07:48 AM
by Ophidia_Junkie
Just joined!
by haemotoxic - May 22, 2007 07:20 PM
8 May 23, 2007 12:35 PM
by haemotoxic
Looking to make the jump to boas
by netoibarra - May 22, 2007 02:29 PM
4 May 22, 2007 11:24 PM
by danktat
NOT a Super Albino Motley-but it's white
by kblumenthal - May 22, 2007 09:23 AM
4 May 23, 2007 07:09 AM
by kblumenthal
het Albino marker
by ChadRamsey - May 22, 2007 07:28 AM
2 May 22, 2007 02:25 PM
by ChadRamsey
PLEASE! anyone know where i can get
by reagorfu - May 22, 2007 02:49 AM
0 No replies
My new Salmon Boa (D/U warning)
by BRB_Russ - May 21, 2007 07:34 PM
19 May 22, 2007 08:07 PM
by BRB_Russ
what kind of morph is this..??
by BIGTANK - May 21, 2007 05:45 PM
12 May 22, 2007 09:19 PM
by MiamiExotics
The Super Albino Motleys!!!!
by Jeremy Stone - May 21, 2007 05:29 PM
70 May 24, 2007 08:06 AM
by Ophidia_Junkie
First Brian sharp sunglow born in Europe
by chondro55 - May 21, 2007 03:52 PM
7 May 22, 2007 02:19 PM
by KevinNL
Outdoor Head Shots
by JasonRobeck - May 21, 2007 12:43 PM
2 May 21, 2007 12:52 PM
by JasonRobeck
RG Hypo poss. het coral albino
by mdc - May 21, 2007 10:08 AM
0 No replies
Dinking Project - Clear belly
by mdc - May 21, 2007 10:03 AM
3 May 22, 2007 12:09 PM
by InTheBlue
Peru redtail boas 2006 editions.
by RioBravoReptiles - May 21, 2007 07:09 AM
6 May 21, 2007 04:45 PM
by johnmartino
Jungles het SHARP!!!
by creptilia - May 20, 2007 11:44 PM
19 May 22, 2007 09:16 AM
by JohnKelly
Babies - New and Old (Dial-up Warning!)
by wetceal - May 20, 2007 08:34 PM
13 May 21, 2007 05:31 PM
by Jeremy Stone
Triple het & DH for Bloody Sunglows and
by johnmartino - May 20, 2007 05:34 PM
12 May 22, 2007 08:44 AM
by JohnKelly
Sunglow #5, some outside shots
by RyanHomsey - May 20, 2007 04:56 PM
3 May 20, 2007 10:27 PM
by ChrisGilbert
A few shots of the boa room
by RyanHomsey - May 20, 2007 04:51 PM
3 May 21, 2007 05:49 PM
by RyanHomsey
plugged nose?
by Scram - May 20, 2007 04:27 PM
2 May 22, 2007 06:03 AM
by Scram
Type 2 anery and T Albino compatability
by gmherps - May 20, 2007 10:53 AM
5 May 20, 2007 03:40 PM
by gmherps
sharp sunglow ??
by BPCB - May 20, 2007 05:26 AM
9 May 21, 2007 11:39 PM
by BPCB
Motley crew, just shed pics
by rainbowsrus - May 20, 2007 02:47 AM
7 May 20, 2007 11:59 PM
by fgs
Nice lookin' Hypo
by EricIvins - May 19, 2007 05:52 PM
1 May 20, 2007 06:10 AM
by ChristianC
New members of the household......
by gray - May 19, 2007 04:02 PM
12 May 21, 2007 09:33 PM
by Jeremy Stone
breeding boas........
by CNREPTILES - May 19, 2007 02:29 AM
5 May 21, 2007 08:48 PM
by CNREPTILES
Something you don't see everyday....
by Sojourner - May 18, 2007 08:25 PM
4 May 19, 2007 11:21 AM
by Sojourner
My little pink boa
by maizeysdad - May 18, 2007 07:30 PM
0 No replies
Ghost Holdback
by ChristianC - May 18, 2007 07:21 PM
5 May 20, 2007 08:36 AM
by redmoon
Big Up to Jeremy Stone!
by usshorts - May 18, 2007 04:41 PM
6 May 20, 2007 10:25 PM
by voodoomagik
together or not?
by Scram - May 18, 2007 01:04 PM
4 May 19, 2007 11:31 PM
by Scram
How would you describe her?
by LordDreyfus - May 18, 2007 10:53 AM
1 May 18, 2007 12:06 PM
by rainbowsrus
Pastel Boa
by JimiSnakes - May 18, 2007 06:15 AM
0 No replies
A good lookin Boa
by crazyyoballa - May 18, 2007 12:09 AM
4 May 19, 2007 01:00 PM
by kaydee
Ghost and Triple Het litters
by texhiss - May 17, 2007 11:04 PM
4 May 19, 2007 09:26 PM
by ChristianC
Hi everyone!
by JimiSnakes - May 17, 2007 08:51 PM
0 No replies
Tiny is due today
by danktat - May 17, 2007 07:34 PM
7 May 18, 2007 09:50 PM
by Slithering_Serpents
Dum Head
by DaveyFig - May 17, 2007 07:12 PM
2 May 17, 2007 08:46 PM
by DaveyFig
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