Pacific Boa Constrictor Snakes (Candoia bibroni bibroni)

Boa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Boas are a type of snake that are members of the Boidae family. Boas are basal snakes that are "primitive" in evolutionary terms (i.e. less derived). They are constrictors and most give birth to live young. They have anal spurs , a pair of claws on each side of the cloaca which assist in mating. Boas are named after cows ( Latin : bos ) because of the old myth that boa snakes pursue cows and suckle them until they are drained to death. Boa constrictor Boas have two subfamilies: Boinae or true boas and Erycinae or sand boas . Pythons are sometimes classified as a subfamily of Boidae, but are frequently listed under their own family, Pythonidae . Sand boas are also frequently listed under their own family, Erycidae . [ edit ] Boinae subfamiliy Snakes of the subfamily Boinae are found in Madagascar , New Guinea , Pacific Islands , and the Neotropics . It has been suggested t...

Boa - MSN Encarta Boa Boa , common name for nonpoisonous snakes of the boa family. Like all members of this group, boas are constrictors—that is, they kill their prey by squeezing it to death and then they swallow it whole. Boas use the coils of their body to suffocate their prey, rather than crushing it, as is commonly believed. They can stretch their jaws wide apart to swallow animals larger than their heads. Depending on the size of its prey, a boa may take several weeks or longer to digest its food. Many of the exceptionally large snakes of the world are of this family, but not all boas are large. Some are no more than 50 cm (20 in) long when fully grown. Boas vary greatly in color and pattern. The boa family is characterized by vestigial hipbones and hind legs, which can be seen externally as a pair of movable spurs. Boas and pythons are often confused, but they differ in several ways, primarily in the skeleton. Most boas give birth to live young, while pythons lay eggs. Boas ar...

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Our baby Pacific Boa's first skin casts. Look how tinay they really are, size of a pencil!