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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
fiesty boa
by kylec941 - May 17, 2007 06:29 PM
3 May 20, 2007 06:33 AM
by Ophidia_Junkie
4th litter of 07
by styrsnake - May 17, 2007 04:20 PM
8 May 18, 2007 09:36 PM
by styrsnake
Pastel litter with a few surprises!
by marc_n - May 17, 2007 03:51 PM
8 May 18, 2007 04:39 PM
by marc_n
Pucallpa's breeding
by PanamaRed - May 17, 2007 01:17 PM
1 May 17, 2007 03:01 PM
by koky6869
Thanks For the Support!
by bighurt - May 17, 2007 12:18 PM
4 May 18, 2007 01:56 AM
by bighurt
Cotton Candy
by cv - May 17, 2007 11:22 AM
2 May 17, 2007 02:28 PM
by EricNL
How often ?how much?
by scram - May 17, 2007 10:45 AM
2 Jun 12, 2007 12:51 PM
by iamsnakeshack
Dr. Hardy Orangetail Hypo
by SoCal-619 - May 17, 2007 03:28 AM
6 May 18, 2007 11:47 AM
by bigdnutz
Gravid Boa pix
by charmer - May 16, 2007 11:06 PM
2 May 17, 2007 10:47 AM
by miloradovich
Just some Jason
by danktat - May 16, 2007 10:43 PM
0 No replies
mice to rats
by pezpunk - May 16, 2007 09:20 PM
9 May 18, 2007 11:53 PM
by shedthegear
Boa Birth Video
by Fourquet - May 16, 2007 08:29 PM
7 May 17, 2007 10:01 AM
by speckledmind
They come with color
by chris nicholas - May 16, 2007 05:39 PM
7 May 17, 2007 07:37 PM
by boaphile
Motley and Sunglow
by bboa - May 16, 2007 04:28 PM
8 May 17, 2007 07:33 PM
by boaphile
I was blessed with a great litter today.
by MarcS - May 16, 2007 02:57 PM
12 May 16, 2007 11:44 PM
by midnightherps
"Solidified Yolk Syndrome"
by boaphile - May 16, 2007 11:33 AM
8 May 17, 2007 11:22 AM
by boaphile
Does anybody have a key to these...
by boaphile - May 16, 2007 10:38 AM
6 May 16, 2007 06:57 PM
by TnK
A Few Hold Backs (Red Group babies)
by Secretsreptiles - May 16, 2007 07:47 AM
1 May 16, 2007 07:00 PM
by gmherps
Motley
by midnightherps - May 16, 2007 01:36 AM
3 May 16, 2007 05:25 PM
by Slithering_Serpents
Snake attacked cage mate........
by BIGDADDYBOAS - May 15, 2007 11:55 PM
11 May 16, 2007 02:28 PM
by ajfreptiles
Hardbelly - Saline?
by SPJ01 - May 15, 2007 11:23 PM
5 May 16, 2007 02:07 PM
by harperman
Identify this boa
by stormwulf133 - May 15, 2007 10:12 PM
4 May 16, 2007 01:16 PM
by stormwulf133
Heard something strange, Boa's mouths
by stormwulf133 - May 15, 2007 09:59 PM
10 May 16, 2007 08:12 PM
by Randall_Turner
NEED HELP ASAP-red tail columbian boa
by ziggy4 - May 15, 2007 08:27 PM
2 May 25, 2007 10:30 AM
by danny1021
MY FIRST LITTER OF BABIES!!!!!!
by nickstone - May 15, 2007 07:37 PM
15 May 16, 2007 03:58 AM
by Sharpman
Warm Weather And Boas
by SPJ01 - May 15, 2007 06:58 PM
0 No replies
Hercules
by danktat - May 15, 2007 05:28 PM
2 May 15, 2007 06:42 PM
by Slithering_Serpents
Pastel magma stripe
by zenzinia - May 15, 2007 04:06 PM
3 May 15, 2007 10:30 PM
by Randall_Turner
50% suiname DH ghosts
by PanamaRed - May 15, 2007 03:27 PM
8 May 16, 2007 11:59 AM
by PanamaRed
Peru boa looking pretty..
by RioBravoReptiles - May 15, 2007 12:15 PM
4 May 16, 2007 12:13 AM
by ChrisGilbert
New Ghost (another one) : - )
by rainbowsrus - May 15, 2007 12:02 PM
3 May 15, 2007 02:49 PM
by fgs
New Venezuela Boas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by ajfreptiles - May 15, 2007 11:39 AM
4 May 16, 2007 04:14 AM
by gmherps
newspaper and misting?
by snakehorse - May 15, 2007 11:21 AM
4 May 16, 2007 08:27 AM
by TnK
First Clutch of the year
by STUART - May 15, 2007 10:37 AM
2 May 15, 2007 11:32 AM
by ajfreptiles
Adult Super Motley Pics?...
by mavericksdad - May 15, 2007 03:58 AM
7 May 15, 2007 09:36 PM
by rainbowsrus
Small but selective collection
by LBC35 - May 15, 2007 01:45 AM
7 May 15, 2007 10:43 PM
by Tibor
Tiny
by danktat - May 15, 2007 12:13 AM
4 May 15, 2007 05:12 PM
by danktat
Some outdoor Suri pics...
by Barry Miller - May 14, 2007 06:24 PM
3 May 16, 2007 08:43 PM
by begunwithaletter
Lavender ? Female Sunglow Boa
by fgs - May 14, 2007 06:18 PM
11 May 16, 2007 08:00 PM
by ed1
Shipping Dumerils
by cfoley - May 14, 2007 03:34 PM
0 No replies
hyposalmon
by charmer - May 14, 2007 01:44 PM
0 No replies
Selling your house full of boas....
by PanamaRed - May 14, 2007 01:26 PM
25 May 17, 2007 12:35 PM
by PanamaRed
New Aby Line Male...
by JasonRobeck - May 14, 2007 12:42 PM
7 May 15, 2007 05:59 PM
by JJsBoas
enclosure size
by banjobert - May 14, 2007 10:23 AM
1 May 14, 2007 11:32 AM
by Lorddreyfus
Nice example of a Corn Is. boa..
by RioBravoReptiles - May 14, 2007 08:19 AM
1 May 14, 2007 07:29 PM
by iaherper
Arabeque Albino's litter
by trivalleycon - May 14, 2007 01:53 AM
16 May 16, 2007 01:28 AM
by Jeremy Stone
Miller female (dark phase) *pix*
by danktat - May 13, 2007 11:46 PM
2 May 14, 2007 01:03 AM
by danktat
A little Honduran fire
by Ophidia_Junkie - May 13, 2007 09:21 PM
7 May 14, 2007 05:34 PM
by Ophidia_Junkie
SUPER MOTLEYS.....all cleaned up!
by MillenniumMorphs - May 13, 2007 08:41 PM
27 May 15, 2007 11:25 PM
by JoshKetchum
A few hold backs...
by Fourquet - May 13, 2007 05:49 PM
2 May 13, 2007 07:33 PM
by Randall_Turner
Sharp and Khal albinos...help...
by dc415 - May 13, 2007 04:11 PM
1 May 15, 2007 01:47 AM
by edkim
Tiger Boa X F4 Hypo Dom.
by chrisred - May 13, 2007 03:22 PM
16 May 14, 2007 12:46 PM
by TnK
Interesting boa.. pics.....
by rockinreptiles2 - May 13, 2007 01:25 PM
13 May 13, 2007 11:16 PM
by BrownsBoas
More SUPER MOTLEYS coming today
by MillenniumMorphs - May 13, 2007 12:09 PM
0 No replies
A SUPER mothers day at MILLENNIUM MORPHS
by MillenniumMorphs - May 13, 2007 10:21 AM
7 May 15, 2007 01:18 PM
by HunterReptiles
A SUPER mothers day at MILLENNIUM MORPHS
by MillenniumMorphs - May 13, 2007 10:06 AM
0 No replies
Freshly shed 06 anery
by Sharpman - May 13, 2007 09:32 AM
1 May 13, 2007 04:23 PM
by Slithering_Serpents
some older pictures.....
by hawiiangecko - May 13, 2007 09:26 AM
2 May 14, 2007 03:05 PM
by hawiiangecko
A SUPER mothers day at MILLENNIUM MORPHS
by MillenniumMorphs - May 13, 2007 08:49 AM
2 May 13, 2007 09:32 AM
by Sharpman
Pink and peaked pizazz...
by Barry Miller - May 12, 2007 11:52 PM
2 May 14, 2007 08:00 PM
by bloodpythons
I'm scratching my head on this one??
by PanamaRed - May 12, 2007 07:55 PM
7 May 13, 2007 08:52 AM
by drimes
Two cage related questions...
by ChrisGilbert - May 12, 2007 02:50 PM
7 May 13, 2007 10:16 AM
by ChrisGilbert
Sharp Sunglow male 50% het Anery.
by Brocks Boids - May 12, 2007 12:25 PM
3 May 12, 2007 02:43 PM
by ChrisGilbert
Suriname albino HETs
by mecca55 - May 12, 2007 10:11 AM
0 No replies
DH sunglow
by mecca55 - May 12, 2007 07:12 AM
7 May 13, 2007 08:17 PM
by Junglestruck
meet sally
by mecca55 - May 12, 2007 06:38 AM
2 May 13, 2007 07:45 PM
by mecca55
How to thaw out rats
by cyn - May 12, 2007 02:01 AM
16 May 15, 2007 11:19 AM
by snakehorse
ROATAN FIRBELLY BOAS LOTS OF PICS
by m-colvin - May 11, 2007 09:24 PM
18 May 13, 2007 07:28 AM
by TnK
a good boa
by banjobert - May 11, 2007 04:26 PM
5 May 14, 2007 11:35 PM
by BRB_Russ
My Favorite Suriname
by trendkill - May 11, 2007 02:16 PM
2 May 11, 2007 07:30 PM
by trendkill
Belly Heat VS Heat Panel
by drasticplastic - May 11, 2007 12:24 PM
9 May 12, 2007 02:46 PM
by ChrisGilbert
For all you Motley guys!
by MontyM - May 11, 2007 01:44 AM
7 May 11, 2007 07:23 PM
by strictly4fun
Since everyones doing it **litter pics**
by Fourquet - May 10, 2007 11:22 PM
7 May 11, 2007 12:27 PM
by Fourquet
Guyana lost a tooth
by alexcr - May 10, 2007 11:05 PM
1 May 10, 2007 11:10 PM
by Craig K.
1st litter of season, small, but GOOD
by gmherps - May 10, 2007 07:14 PM
9 May 11, 2007 05:00 PM
by gmherps
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