Naw, I'm far too lazy for breeding lol. It's fairly hard to find the Guyana subspecies too, it's not even scientifically described.
Will a Rainbow Boa strangle me?
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As far as I understand, all the "locales" are subspecies of the rainbow boa, Epicrates cenchria. Columbian is Epicrates cenchria maurus, Brazilain is E. c. cenchria, etc. Brazilian would be the "base" species I suppose.
SimonL;1425859; said:
Yes that's how it is at the moment, but I have heard that they want to move the columbian to a full species (Epicrates maurus instead of Epicrates cenchria maurus) And then if this happens I believe what it might be getting at that if the new venezuelan boas (not E. c. alvarezi) and the guyana is described it might be the subspecies of this new genera. (Unless i'm still misinterpretting). Either way I have come to discover they are generally a poorly classed 11 or so bunch of snakes lol.
mine was a brb,it was very nippy,it would always want down and was very picky with humidity,pain in the butt on sheds.I had about 10 snakes and 3 breeding beardeds plus about 8 breeding lepords.I only had trouble with that dang brb.Still like them though.It would be easier now if i only had a few snakes,like the entire 2 i have now.I should have got a rack sestym back then.SimonL;1425673; said:The different RB subspecies vary in size, temperament and ease of care too. Brazilians are the largest, "nippy-est" and hardest to keep. I've got an 8 year old female Guyanese Rainbow boa (smallest subspecies), and she's a little over 4 feet. Super easy to keep, lives on aspen in my snake rack just like my other snakes. Room humidity is about 60-70%.
Davo, if any largish boa gets around your neck in a feeding response (however unlikely it may be) and your on your own I would not doubt the capacity in them to do it...
I'm talking from a meer 5'2-5'3 and not a very strong girl (imo LOL).
Since I don't know the age, size or strength of the person in question I can't say NO it wouldn't, but I'm sticking by my view that it could nor would I be stupid enough to rub a rat on my neck to test it to prove myself wrong..
No, nobody had ever been killed by them, hell there hasn't even been many cases by BCI'S or BCC'S but to say the risk isn't there..however minute (which i stated before, it is) is..well..naive IMHO.
I'm talking from a meer 5'2-5'3 and not a very strong girl (imo LOL).
Since I don't know the age, size or strength of the person in question I can't say NO it wouldn't, but I'm sticking by my view that it could nor would I be stupid enough to rub a rat on my neck to test it to prove myself wrong..
No, nobody had ever been killed by them, hell there hasn't even been many cases by BCI'S or BCC'S but to say the risk isn't there..however minute (which i stated before, it is) is..well..naive IMHO.
Jessica Dring;1429031; said:
yup, I agree, but like I said you would have had to rub your neck with a mouse or something and also put your neck right next to the snake, that's all I meant. I've not heard of anything outside the big 4-5 kill someone in captivity before (not that I can think of any examples for those few either).
To be honest you are more likely to be struck by lightning or attacked by a shark or [insert improbable way to die here]. And IMHO although I understand that you are merely suggesting they are capable, it's in all honesty a stupid thing to be talking about especially as a reason to put people off... people don't need silly ideas about snakes... there's enough misguidences about them as there is. It would be like me saying it is possible that when feeding your fish, your fish could jump out the tank and hit you in the eye and blind you.
Nothing but a skinny 5ft 7, 16 year old
I still might be getting it, and if I do, I'll certainly be keeping it away from my neck!Paul
