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Epicrates cenchria gaigei
Approximately 3.5 feet long with a lovely iridescent sheen under strong flashlight beam. Creamy white belly.
Mostly terrestrial, active mostly at night.
Found this along a remote trail at the ACTS field station in Loreto Peru.
Spotted on Jul 7, 2010
Submitted on Feb 9, 2012
20 Comments
Thanks Karen!
Fun fact! Rainbow boas are so named because of the iridescent sheen created by microscopic ridges on their scales, which act like prisms to refract light into rainbows.
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Congratulations on the SOTD!
Gorgeous! Congratulations!
beautiful, beautiful creature. great framing!
beautiful photo and snake. I love the iridescence.
Now that is one stunning photo of this snake. Congrats on your SOTD award.
What an amazing snake - and a stunning photo! A great representative of the amazing biodiversity in the Amazon!
Stunning! Congrats!
Wow just fantastic Congratulations AmazonWorkshops!
Congratulations for the lovely spotting and I hope you are able to raise rainforest and environmental awareness and care.
Amazing spotting and congrats
waiting for more to come !
Congrats Pam...I must be missed this beauty..!!
Wow..! Nice colors..:-)
This beautiful Rainbow Boa has been chosen to kick-off Amazon Awareness Week! We're looking forward to seeing more incredible biodiversity from the Amazon this week as we work together with the Amazon Rainforest Workshops team to spread awareness and encourage conservation. Help us spread the word!
"The colorful iridescent sheen captured in this photo is what gives the beautiful Rainbow Boa its fitting name."
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That spiral rainbow iridescence in the fold of the snake simply blows me away!
They are one of my favorites snakes! They are really really beautiful, and I love the fact when they get hit by light you can see some shimmering reflections, just like the CD's!
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Beautiful!
Beautiful snake, and love how you were able to capture some of the rainbow colors..