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Redtail Boa

Boa constrictor

Description:

The boa constrictor ("Boa constrictor") is a snake that can reach an adult size of 2m ("Boa constrictor amaralis") to 4m ("Boa constrictor constrictor"), rarely reaching this maximum size. In nature, their spots are mixed with the mulch of soil.

Habitat:

Trees from the forests of South America and Central America. In Brazil: Cerrado and Atlantic Forest.

Notes:

This specimen from the "Parque Zoológico de São Paulo"

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LeonardoMB
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LeonardoMB

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Spotted on Aug 21, 2012
Submitted on Dec 19, 2012

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