Boa Color?

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Brooklynella

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I've wondered for a long time why some Boa's have a grey color tone while other's have a brown (almost red) color tone (Like Columbian Red Tails).
I haven't been able to track down specific species that seem to follow the grey or brown rule.
 
subspecies and locality
 
Also a lot of them will go from light to dark or gray to brown as they grow. But for the most part sub species and local is the reason.
 
Urgh... subspecies and localities don't even matter once people start mixing them...

I hate how 90% of the boas in captivity out there are mutts.

Some boas change colour naturally. My Nicaraguan can go from light gray to blood red to chocolate brown to dark brown depending on the mood, time of day, being heated or not, etc.
 
Kioka;1364970; said:
Urgh... subspecies and localities don't even matter once people start mixing them...

I hate how 90% of the boas in captivity out there are mutts.

Some boas change colour naturally. My Nicaraguan can go from light gray to blood red to chocolate brown to dark brown depending on the mood, time of day, being heated or not, etc.
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Thank you! I thought I was nuts.:confused:
I saw an "Amarillo Boa" this evening. Never heard of it but it sure is pretty.:)
It has a lot of pink which I believe will become quite striking as he matures.
I agree though; there seems to be a lot of mutts out there and I wasn't sure if any info existed that truly defined species to color (or pattern).
 
Eh, the only way you can prove they are not mutts is with export papers of the boa itself, or from all of their ancestors which a lot of breeders don't even bother keeping. In the hobby, it's "if it look like something, then it is that." There are a few people that do care about it like Vin Russo and Hermann Stöckl who does keep track of stuff like that.

Yeah... tell that to all the Hogg Island mutts that exceed 6'.... they look like pure Hogg, but they are not. For instance, if I ever breed my Nicaraguans, I will sell them as Central American because I don't have the documentations proving their origin, and is unsure of their genetic background. They look Nicaraguan, but are they Nicaraguan? I have my doubts knowing the ethnic morals of most people.

Edit: Anyway, boas come in all different colour now. Not only with mixed locality, but also with morphs as well.
 
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