Will a Rainbow Boa strangle me?

[paul112]

Sounds funny right?

I've found a baby Rainbow Boa for £95 at the local exotic store. It's tame and looks great, and is apparently feeding well.

On telling my mum about it (this will be my first snake, although I keep turtles and a lizard already), she somehow jumped from "Rainbow Boa" to "Boa Constrictor", which to me isn't very fair. She now thinks that if it escapes, it poses a threat because it might coil around my neck in my sleep and suffocate me. She doesn't want to listen to me, so I need other people's opinions to show her.

Can someone disprove this belief?

Paul

 

[lovespunaround]

I've heard rainbow boas aren't good first snakes.

 

[Jeox]

I doubt it.
I can't really imagine any snake thats not absolutly massive attacking a person unprovoked. Especially a snake wrapping purposly around someones neck. Snakes just arn't like that.
Im pretty sure if it WAS around your neck you'd be able to unwrap it.

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Rainbow boas aren't the best first snake but are amazing, but do get big. I don't think it would pose a threat, why not get a royal (ball) python?

 

[paul112]

Why don't they make good first snakes? They don't get that big according to the stuff I've read on the internet :S I've held it and it's pretty tame, so there are no aggression issues. I know they need humidity, but I have cared for tree frogs before so I doubt that will be a problem for me...

And concerning Ball Pythons; I held those too today, but I've heard they can be pretty annoying about food, I've heard of several stopping eating. I wanted something a bit more unusual aswell, not a normal phase ball python, if that makes sense.

Paul

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Why don't they make good first snakes? They don't get that big according to the stuff I've read on the internet :S I've held it and it's pretty tame, so there are no aggression issues. I know they need humidity, but I have cared for tree frogs before so I doubt that will be a problem for me...

And concerning Ball Pythons; I held those too today, but I've heard they can be pretty annoying about food, I've heard of several stopping eating. I wanted something a bit more unusual aswell, not a normal phase ball python, if that makes sense.

Paul

They can get to 6ft+, and balls are fine to feed ive had mine for 4 months and only missed 1 feed, and it gets fed twice weekly.

 

[paul112]

Balls just don't seem my thing [excuse the pun].

Maybe you're right, it's not a good idea to start with a Rainbow Boa.

I might just do the beginner thing and get a corn snake. Here's another dilemma for you.
One store has a pretty nice looking "Sunglow" Corn for £85.
The store with the Boa has "Sunglow" Corns, and nicer looking "Snow" Corns for £65.
The only difference is that the £65 are a bit more jumpy, and not tame.
All are just hatchlings. What kind of damage will a baby corn do? The owner said "They're so small they'll probably bounce right back off ya," but he would say that.

Sorry if I got a bit wound up in the hype of wanting the RB.

Paul

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

No prob bro, the snow corn sounds expensive i got my snow for £30 corns would do very little amage and take little time to become calm and tame.

 

[Jeox]

Balls just don't seem my thing [excuse the pun].

Maybe you're right, it's not a good idea to start with a Rainbow Boa.

I might just do the beginner thing and get a corn snake. Here's another dilemma for you.
One store has a pretty nice looking "Sunglow" Corn for £85.
The store with the Boa has "Sunglow" Corns, and nicer looking "Snow" Corns for £65.
The only difference is that the £65 are a bit more jumpy, and not tame.
All are just hatchlings. What kind of damage will a baby corn do? The owner said "They're so small they'll probably bounce right back off ya," but he would say that.

Sorry if I got a bit wound up in the hype of wanting the RB.

Paul

if a baby corn bites you, you don't even feel it. lol

 

[Kioka]

Boa constrictors are not dangerous either.

Really, the only cause for concern with them is if you get a big one like a Reticulated, Burmese, Anaconda, Scrub Python, and so on since feeding accidents have and had occured with them and they are big enough to take down a man; however they are not big enough to eat a man.

I don't think there is even one reported death from a Boa constrictor in North America anyway...