Snake ID
Nov 29, 2018 12:02:55 #
Nov 29, 2018 12:06:31 #
Nov 29, 2018 12:20:36 #
Nov 29, 2018 12:54:06 #
I believe it is a Boa Constrictor (Boa's give live birth and Pythons lay eggs). There are folks that are breeding uniquely patterned Boa's and they command a premium price. This one is definitely a specialty bred for it is black and white. White Boa are not that uncommon nor are yellows. The wilder the patterns the wilder the price collectors will pay.
Personally, I'd never own one but there are many who do. A tropical frog would be more to my liking and I wouldn't have to be concerned about it getting out of its cage and crushing me to death in my sleep!
Personally, I'd never own one but there are many who do. A tropical frog would be more to my liking and I wouldn't have to be concerned about it getting out of its cage and crushing me to death in my sleep!
Nov 29, 2018 13:16:34 #
Nov 30, 2018 06:41:22 #
Nov 30, 2018 07:18:02 #
damfyno
Loc: Hudson Valley of NY
There's only 4 kinds of snakes I don't like; big ones, little ones, live ones and dead ones.
Nov 30, 2018 11:33:24 #
olemikey
Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
Piebald Ball Python (possibly) or an Albino Morph - any idea where it resides? Like with Geckos, and high value lizards, they are cross breeding snakes for big $$ too.
I don't fear or hate snakes - we only have 4 to worry about in Florida (poisonous - naturally occuring, various Rattlers, Copperheads, Water Moccasins and Coral), but South Florida has a big problem with Pythons and Boa's, and they are slowly moving north, as they acclimate to the colder temps. The non-poisonous, and indeed the poisonous ones take out many varmints and rodents that we want gone!!! My yard is home to a number of Black Snakes, Rat Snakes, Florida Water Snakes and many smaller varieties, I have a sign out side welcoming them (LOL) !! Send me your non-poisonous & non-constricters !!!!
I don't fear or hate snakes - we only have 4 to worry about in Florida (poisonous - naturally occuring, various Rattlers, Copperheads, Water Moccasins and Coral), but South Florida has a big problem with Pythons and Boa's, and they are slowly moving north, as they acclimate to the colder temps. The non-poisonous, and indeed the poisonous ones take out many varmints and rodents that we want gone!!! My yard is home to a number of Black Snakes, Rat Snakes, Florida Water Snakes and many smaller varieties, I have a sign out side welcoming them (LOL) !! Send me your non-poisonous & non-constricters !!!!
Nov 30, 2018 11:49:01 #
Nov 30, 2018 11:54:46 #
Very large and beautiful. Sorry, that's not an ID but just an observation.
Nov 30, 2018 11:55:16 #
uofmwoodie
Loc: Bonita Springs, Fl
Don't know the name, but want to know if it can move faster than a person can run. snake and picture is beautiful but this is as close as I want to be.
Nov 30, 2018 12:03:43 #
Where was it taken? Are the pupils vertical or round? Approximate size? This info will definitely help.
Nov 30, 2018 12:09:34 #
It's a Boa...I'm a lover of all snakes, and though myself am curious, I use caution around them all...non-venomous snake do not brush their teeth and can infect the skin. Non-venomous snakes have bird eyes. Venomous snakes in the U.S. have cat eyes (except the Coral Snake variety). They have multiple scale connecting their eyes to their mouth. They do not chase people unless they are curiously invasive. They all eat rodents which we hate! They have their place on our planet in which they have live for millennium. We fear what we don't understand. Understand the purpose of snakes in our environment, and you don't have to fear them.
Nov 30, 2018 12:17:14 #
Nov 30, 2018 13:53:28 #
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