Instead, it is possible that boas have survived in evolutionarily isolated areas. It used to be said that boas were New World Snakes and pythons were Old World Snakes, but, with boas found on Madagascar, Fiji and Solomon Islands, this is not quite true. The Boa Constrictors from the Amazon Basin are the most colorful, possessing bright cherry red tails. Boa Constrictors contain many subspecies based on locality. The longest ever recorded Boa Constrictor is said to have been 18 feet long, thats over 3 times as long as you or me if you are about 5 feet tall.įemale Boa Constrictors are usually larger than males. Boa Constrictors have large curved teeth which are used to grasp prey in. The Boa Constrictor is the largest snake in the Belize Rianforest, reaching an amazing length of 12 feet from head to tail tip. Boa Constrictor Descriptionīoa Constrictors vary in color from a pinkish brown to grey with distinguished markings called ‘crossbands’ along their body. Sand boas are also frequently listed under their own family, ‘Erycidae’. Pythons are sometimes classified as a subfamily of Boidae, but are frequently listed under their own family, ‘Pythonidae’. Boa Constrictors have two subfamilies: ‘Boinae’ or true boas and ‘Erycinae’ or sand boas.

Boa Constrictors can been seen throughout the forest and sometimes in off shore caves. There, it is known as ‘Wowla’ to the natives of Belize. The Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor) resides in the Rainforests of Belize, Northern Mexico and Argentina in South America.

Picture of boa constrictor snake