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The scaly skin glistens but is dry is to the touch. Boa Constrictors have coloration that camouflages them they have varying patterns of cream, brown, tan, gray, and black with ovals and diamonds. The largest boa constrictor ever found was 18.5 feet (5.5 m) long. Adult Boa Constrictors average about 6 to 10 feet (1.8-3 m) long and weigh over 60 pounds (27 kg). They continue to grow all their lives, getting bigger and bigger each year. Snakes don't chew their food, they digest it with very strong acids in the snake's stomach.īoa Constrictors eat birds, small mammals (like monkeys, peccaries, and rodents), and some reptiles (including iguanas, young crocodilians and lizards) After eating a large animal, the snake needs no food for a long time, and rests for weeks.Īnatomy: Like all snakes, Boa Constrictors are cold-blooded they are the same temperature as the environment. The boa's top and bottom jaws are attached to each other with stretchy ligaments, which let the snake swallow animals wider than itself. Like all snakes, they swallow the prey whole, head first. Boas kill by constricting (squeezing) the prey until it can no longer breathe. They mainly hunt at night (they are generally nocturnal).
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Hunting and Diet: Boa Constrictors are carnivores (meat-eaters). All species of boas are either endangered or protected. Boas give birth to live young up to 64 2-ft (60-cm) long baby snakes are born at one time. The Boa Constrictor is related to the larger Anaconda. Boas are kept as house-snakes in parts of South America, where the boas help by catching and suffocating rats. The Boa Constrictor is a large, solitary snake from Central and South American rainforests, savannas, and semi-arid areas. Our subscribers' grade-level estimate for this page: is a user-supported site.Īs a bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages.
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