PAPUA NEW GUINEA AND IRIAN JAYA....THAT IS WHERE VIPER BOAS OCCUR....SOME DEALERS USE THE TERM PAPUAN GROUND BOA INSTEAD OF VIPER BOA....SAME SNAKE....THE WHITE FILM IS NORMAL...PARTICULARLY WITH IMPORTS....THAT WILL MOST LIKELY STOP ONCE THE SNAKE HAS SHED ITS FIRST TIME AFTER BEING IMPORTED....MAKE SURE THE WATER BOWL IS CHANGED EVERY 2 OR 3 DAYS WHETHER ITS DIRTY OR NOT...MAKE SURE THE SUBSTRATE IS ALWAYS DRY....GOOD LUCK, JC