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I am thinking of buying this snake... but I want to be sure of its kind. Please help !

I have a pic... but dont' know how to upload on this site.

someone please try this... link and let me know what kind of snake this is...

let me try to describe it... it has the pattern of the columbian red tail however it doesn't have the proper coloring... it has the coloring of a ball python... I thought maybe a burmese but ?

If this image loaded you can see the dark brown diamond shape patches with the white "dash" in it... the snake has that..
but the spaces in between the diamond shape patches are like a golden tone not sandy with speckles. Does this help ?

p.s. the image (if it loads)is NOT the snake in question.

do red tails get darker about age 5yrs ?

i hope this loads this is the snake.

Well, your previous photo that did manage to post is most definitely a common Colombian Boa(B.c.imperator). And yes, they do darken very substantially as they mature. They are also very commonly called "red tail" boas, but really are not the same type as TRUE red tail ssp. from the Amazon basin, even though they do have a red tail. B.c.imperator originate further west and northwest of that.

Anyway, here is the best way to post pics on the forum. Go get a FREE photobucket account and follow these simple instructions. It's as easy as pie.

posting photos and multiple photos

There are many different ways to post photos, or multiple photos, but the absolute EASIEST way is to simply go to your photobucket album, then when you put your cursor on any photo there, you will see a drop-down menu. go down and "click" on the bottom bar marked "IMG code", then just simply go into the normal text field "right click" and paste it in there on the forum where you would normally do all your typing.

It will look like a bunch of weird text jargon, but when you hit the "post message" button....BINGO!, there it is.

You can leave little spaces in between pics with your "enter" key on the keyboard to type in captions etc.. as well.

You can do this with as many pics as you want, or of any size, but. They re-did their site format, and somewhere on there you can even limit all the phots to better fit 15" monitors, 16" moitors, etc.... Generally speaking, if the photos are about 1000 x 750 or smaller, they are more easily viewed by people so they don'y have to scroll around looking at HUGE photos that are much larger than the monitor.

All the image bracket nonsense is all done for you when you do it like I mentioned, it is as easy as pie really.

One suggestion though. To prevent any mistakes from actually being posted, I strongly suggest that you check things out and click the "Preview Message" button to see exactly how it will look to the forum viewers, then you can save the embarrassment of posting screw-up's multiple times like so many do..LOL!

Good luck!

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

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thank you soooo much for that information. I did decide after much research that it was a columbian boa (possibly a red tail) but indeed NOT the red tail I was looking for !! Thank you for the information on posting pictures ! and yes I would probably be the one who posted imbarassing multiply picture postings. I was difficult to find information on the different color morphs or species of red tail boas. If you know of a web site and could share it with me that would be awesome !!

Thanks again for your response !
Congo

You are very welcome. Here is a link to a site that is absolutely "choc-O-block" LOADED with all the many different wild-type subspecies of Boa constrictors.

This is unquestionably the most dedicated site for all the real-deal different subspecies representations I have ever seen to date!........enjoy!
Boa constrictors

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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

serpentinespecialties.webs.com