Boas

They only bite out of fear or mistaken identity not because they are ill tempered. You have the same chance of being bitten by a dog as you do a boa when handled correctly. Although there is an increased chance of being bit by a boa when it is shedding and after it has eaten so be more cautious with the snake during these periods.

8-12 feet but the average is 6 feet long
with females generally being larger in both length and girth than males. As such, the average size of a mature female boa is between 7–10 feet (2.1–3.0 m), whilst it is 6–8 feet (1.8–2.4 m) for the males.[6] It is common for female individuals to exceed 10 feet (3.0 m), particularly in captivity, where lengths of up to 12 feet (3.7 m) or even 14 feet (4.3 m) can be seen.[7] A report of a Boa constrictor growing up to 18.5 feet (5.6 m) was later found to be a misidentified green anaconda.[8]

NO ROSEY BOAS ARE NOT VENOMOUS, THEY CONSTRICT TO KILL THEIR PRAY, THEY HAVE BACK CURVED TEETH TO HOLD THEIR PRAY WHILE THEY CONSTRICT, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE WHEN BIG IT WILL BLEED ALOT AT FIRST, BUT THE PUNCTURE WOUNDS ARE VERY SMALL AND WILL NOT HURT AT ALL, CAUSE OF THE SHARPNESS OF THE TEETH, IT MIGHT SWEll a little around the bite marks and itch but that is the silva of the snake soon you will feel nothing.. No, of course not. If they were I doubt Petsmart would carry them. :D They are good snakes but I like Ball Pythons much more.

A rodent (mouse or rat) of appropriate size (width of rodent should be 1-1.5x the width of the widest part of the snake) Can be fed pre-killed or live but pre-killed is the suggested method, especially frozen and then rethawed to ensure that any parasites the rodent may have had are killed off and not passed onto the boa.

Rainbow boas typically weigh between 5 to 15 pounds, depending on their age and size. Adult females tend to be larger and heavier than males. Their weight can also vary based on diet and overall health. It's important to provide them with proper care to maintain a healthy weight.

There isn't a Colombian "red-tailed boa" (red-tailed boa was adopted for all similar looking boas to make them more appealing to customers, "true" red tails are called BCC or Boa constrictor constrictor the most common boa constrictor in the pet trade is called BCI or Boa constrictor imperator. BCC's have MUCH brighter tails), but the longest boa constrictor I've heard of was 12.5 ft. I'm not sure if she was a Colombian boa constrictor or not.

Pythons lay eggs, boas give live birth.

They differ in a lot of other ways as well, including size (pythons are generally bigger), scale pattern and facial features. Pythons sense heat through "pits" along the side of their nose, while boas have heat sensory scales. To name a few.

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Red-tailed boas are nocturnal, so they sleep during the day. You can tell a sleeping snake by lack of movement, steady breathing, and constricted pupils.

The simple answer is - they don't ! Once the young snakes hatch (or are born in the case of live-bearers) they are completely independent of the mother, and quickly disperse to find their first meal.

A snakes jaw is not one solid piece of bone like ours is. Their upper jaw is made up of six pieces, and the lower jaw is in two pieces--all connected by ligaments and muscle tissue. The snake simply stretches it's jaws over the mouse or whatever it's swallowing. Afterwards, the jawbones realign themselves.

All snakes are reptiles. They do not have hair or fur, they do not give milk to their young, and they are not warm-blooded.

At birth, emerald tree boas can be from 40 to 50cm long and can weigh 20 to 50 g . The young are a reddish-brown in color. It is believed that they can live well over 20 years.

Simply because its main diet is birds.

It all really depends, males are typically smaller then females reaching anywhere in between 2 and 3 feet. Females can reach a lenght of 4 feet. The largest female indian ive seen was approx 4.7 feet long. so be sure you get your snake sexed and it will help out alot.. (females have a larger bunted tail) (males tails are normally slimmer).

if you are new to the reptile pet trade then i definitely recommend corn snakes because they are easy to look after and don't really need much heat except a heatmat. they never really bite and can become very friendly and tame. they don't get to big and are great with kids. ball pythons (royal pythons) are nocturnal snakes so you wont see them often. they curl up into a ball all day until night. they can grow to a metre long and can be quite snappy. when they bite this can really be painful and you may need to go to hospital. they are not poisonous but they can make quite a big cut. they have to have special heating and which includes a ceramic bulb which can be usually £25 to £30. they also need a fluorescent bulb which are usually £15 and a heatmat which are around £7 to £10. they need to be kept in a wooden vivarium with glass doors and preferably a lock on it too.

welll they are succesful in there enviorment because they eat all the food they want.

Snakes do hunt in the night not they are in the day, but it is possible

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some snakes spend all there time underwater like the sea snake

others go underwater or on land like the Anaconda

and some prefer to stay on land most of the time like the rattlesnake

i think all snakes can co under water if they want to or to get food

From what I've heard and seen...no. They are calm as babies but the adults bite. I almost got bit by one at a reptile show. I'm guessing you want a snake thats big. If this is your first snake check out ball pythons or Kenyan sand boas. If you want an extremely docile snake milk and corn snakes are the way to go. I have a corn snake and he hasn't even tried to bite me or anyone else. Good luck :)

That is a broad question as there are several types of Boa's but they can move rather fast in short sprints, but as for distances, they are quite slow, slower then a walking human. As for there strikes, I can just talk about my experiences with them as a owner of several species of snakes. As far as constrictors go, adult full sized Boas, 6 foot or over, are generally slower on there strikes, as well as getting around to constricting there prey. Might be because by this point they know there prey I feed them is dead already, but compared to pythons, and others, they are slow. Same with how fast they tend to move in there enclosures.

yes there is attempts to control it the kill some of them

between 100000-100000000000000 thousand roughly

I would presume that the emerald tree boa's color is emerald (green).

EDIT: The adult snakes are a vivid green, BUT - juveniles vary in colour from pale orange to brick-red. They attain their adult colouration at around 9-12 months. Snakester1962 (Supervisor)