![]() ![]() It’s affordable, easy to use, and excellent at maintaining humidity. Aspen shavings are one of the most popular substrate options for common boa species. In 2009, scientists proposed to officially make the Colombian red-tailed boa a full species. ![]() The super form is noted as having a beige base color, reduced patterning, and a dark tail. Colombian red tail boas are a Boa constrictor subspecies: Boa constrictor imperator. An animal with one copy of the gene has black flecking and reduced saddles. The reason this morph is referred to as striped is because the normal saddle patterning has fused to create stripes that go down the length of the animal’s body.Īrabesque is the name of a co-dominant gene that causes a change in color and pattern. Distinguishing Characteristics: Large, heavy-bodied, beige blotches on brown body. Striped is the name for a pattern mutation that also causes a more intense red color to the tail of the snake. In its super form, it causes an issue with lack of coordination in the snake and general weakness. They seem to have a higher amount of all the common pigments resulting in more intense colors. It causes the saddles in the normal pattern to form a blocky look down the sides of the snake. AztecĪztec is a color and pattern mutation. This is a recessive gene that causes a change to both color and pattern of the snake. ![]() Leopard boas are a morph of the Sonoran Boa ( Boa sigma) which was recently determined to be its own species. The same combination using a Kahl albino instead is referred to as a moonglow, though most snakes look very similar. The names refer to the same combination of genes using different lines of albino.Ī Sharp line albino with anery and hypo is called a snowglow, known for a very strong white coloration. This morph is the result of a snake displaying both the hypo and albino genes.Īny snake with this name will have both copies of the albino gene and at least one copy of the hypo gene. Sunglow is the name for snakes with an orange and white appearance. This morph tends to have a white look with some visible patterning. This is a hard morph to get since you need two snakes that both carry the anery and albino genes. In this case, it is a combination of the albino and anery traits. This weight can increase dramatically depending on how well digested their last meal is. Boa constrictors that reach of 10 feet in size are likely to way 100 pounds or more. Snow is the result of two recessive genes being displayed in one animal. These snakes can then grow up to about 13 feet long though the longest reported Boa constrictor was 18 feet long. ![]()
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