My new 1:1 pair of Nicaraguan Red tail boa.
TRUE Red-Tailed Boas, Boa constrictor constrictor, are found east of the Andes Mountains. The Brazilian BCC's, the Surinames, the Guyanas-those are the Red-Tails. Colombian, Mexicans, and all Central American Boas are Boa constrictor imperator, or Common Boas, and are native to west of the Andes Mts. I actually have a pictorial tutorial on here somewhere, showing the differences in pattern and coloration, which is quite drastic, but there are also differences in scale pattern and size, behavior, etc. I've had several Nics, and of course many, many Colombians, both normal and morphs, and I also have Surinames and have had Guyanans and Brazilians, and there is quite a few noticeable differences, right down to the texture of their skin when you hold them and the size of food items they can eat.Hmmm, which of the two is native to West of the Andes
That would be why those of us more familiar with boas refer to our BCC as True Red-Tails instead of Red-Tails. In today's age, Red-Tail simply means you are looking at a BCI. This is just common language for those not as familiar with all the lingo, terminology and what-not.
Jungle was proven genetic a long time ago.I wouldn't call him a jungle though unless he was actually the offspring of a jungle which I doubt because I don't think to many people have bred jungle into CA boas.He's just a nice normal with aberrancies.I could have misunderstood what you said to.
Yes, I think that you did misunderstand what I said. I'm very aware that the Jungle gene in Colombian Boas has been proven to be a co-dominant genetic trait, HOWEVER, that same exact gene has cropped up in more than one line of Colombian Boas, and yes, people HAVE bred this into CA Boas, and into Suriname and Guyana Boas as well. The same(or probably the same, as it behaves the exact same way)mutation has also been identified in wild-caught imported true Red-Tailed Boas, especially those from Suriname, and in Bolivian Boa constrictor amaralli. I know a lot of people won't call it "Jungle" unless it can be traced back to the first Boas out of Sweden in which that trait was proven to be a co-dominant morph, but just like the merle and brindle genes(also co-dominant genetic pattern mutations)occur in many different and unrelated dog breeds, this same mutations shows up in many different bloodlines and sub-species of Boa. As I did state, the owner of this particular snake won't know if this snake is actually a "Jungle", or just an abberantly-patterned individual, until he breeds it. IF he gets offspring that exhibit the same traits, then he can be reasonably assured that the trait is not only genetic, but also dominant, if the female doesn't show it, so for all practical intent and purposes, this makes it a "Jungle" Ca Boa. Since pattern abberancies in snakes can be due to factors like temperatures while the mother was gravid, you have to prove the trait through breeding when dealing with an animal of unknown genetic history.
Unless it's directly from a line of jungles then it's not a jungle.I know people have bred jungle into CA boas they just haven't done it very often yet.I have not heard of any mutation like that being imported from any Bcc or Bca, yes it's been proven Co Dominant but super jungles have yet to be proven fertile.
Yes, I did, typo on my part. Thank you for catching it; even teachers need proof-readers!
No, there isn't, and that's probably one of the reasons why BCC's are more expensive; they have a far more limited range than BCI's, and not all of the countries within their range, of which Brazil is a good example, export them, which limits the numbers of new breeding stock coming in. They are also more difficult to breed in captivity than BCI's. Colombia has large Boa farms, and they still import many animals to the US, even though breeders over here produce the bulk of BCI's, and there are also Boa farms in Nicaragua and El Salvador. Some don't do anything but go out and catch gravid wild females, wait for them to give birth, then sell the offspring and kill and skin the mother, but others actually do keep adult breeding stock, knowing that the greater chances they have of producing something unusual, the more money it will bring, and you don't want to kill the proverbial goose that lays those golden eggs.
I still Can't get the gist of it, because Guyana's and Peruvians are both considered BCC's yet they are on opposite sides of the Mountains. I believe the only sure way to tell is to do saddle and scale counts, correct?