A Rosy Boa found on a late night hike in Baja California Sur, Mexico a few years back.
Rosy Boa In Baja
Category: Boidae
Rainbow Boa With A Lifetime Of Scars
A Rainbow Boa we found in Peru last year. These are popular snakes in the pet trade. In the wild, they can look just as vibrant. But unlike the captive-born pets, these snakes show signs of a hard life in the wild. A variety of scars, ticks, and dings adorn all of them. And unlike the pet boas, too: these snakes bite, and often! Of all of the snakes I’ve seen and handled in the Amazon, this species is responsible for the most damage to the hands of distracted photographers.
Rainbow Boa in Peru
One of several Rainbow Boas we found moving through the layers of leaf litter covering the ground in the Peruvian Amazon. Back home, these are popular pets. In the wild, they’re every bit as colorful … but typically highly defensive and quick to bite.
Rosy Boa from Baja California
A Rosy Boa from coastal Baja California Norte. These snakes are common in the steep boulder hillsides with blue-green sea in the distance.
Rainbow Boa in the Amazon
An especially bitey Rainbow Boa was found cruising around in the leaf litter between amazingly large trees in the Amazon. These snakes are popular in the pet trade, for obvious reasons. In the wild, they’re quick to defend themselves, understandably. I got some photos and watched it slide off into the darkness.
Amazon Tree Boa
An Amazon Tree Boa we found by boat in Peru. These snakes are commonly found in branches overhanging tributaries of the Amazon river, where they can be seen by distinctive eyeshine at night.
Central American Boa On The Crawl
I spotted this Central American Boa crawling along the upper edge of an eroded dirt wall in southern Mexico a few years back. It was a young boa, maybe 4 feet long. It seemed pretty busy searching along the vegetation transition, and allowed some easy photos.
Caucasian Sand Boa
One of many Caucasian Sand Boas we found in Greece a couple of years ago.
Amazon Tree Boa
One of several Amazon Tree Boas we found on a night time boat ride in Peru.
Rosy Boa
I found this Rosa Boa in central Arizona earlier in the year. This is one of two species of boa that live in Arizona, which is a surprise to many who live here. They’re relatively small, typically around 2 feet long, and harmless to people (unless you consider an occasional minor nip “harm”). This one was photographed and left to crawl under the boulder and disappear.
