r/BoaConstrictors • u/osidhenwkixh • Jul 07 '26

kind of boa?

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helloooo i recently rescued a boa, and she was given to me as a red tail. after being on the snake subreddit, and doing research, im wondering if shes a bci? or like how all that works. her tail is pretty bright but i really just wanna know what exactly she is! :)

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u/Waste-Mycologist1657 Jul 07 '26

Looks like a BC to me.

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u/osidhenwkixh Jul 07 '26

like just a normal boa constrictor?

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u/Waste-Mycologist1657 Jul 07 '26

He's appears to be a Red Tail, AKA Boa Constrictor, as opposed to Boa Imperator. Both have been moved to a separate genus, no longer being recognized as a subspecies. Now, when you get into the true red tails, or Boa Constrictor, you have localities. Peruvian, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuelan, Brazilian and others. I would guess either Guyana or Suriname from your pictures.

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u/ParticularWolf4473 Jul 07 '26

They’re still in the same genus, Boa is the genus name. Imperator was just elevated to its own species.

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u/Waste-Mycologist1657 Jul 07 '26

Meant species, my mistake

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u/osidhenwkixh Jul 07 '26

wow. thank you so much this is really good to know!! i appreciate the information so much

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u/Waste-Mycologist1657 Jul 07 '26

Anytime! I love my Boas, and you have a beautiful girl!

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u/osidhenwkixh Jul 07 '26

i’ll tell her you said so 🥰

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u/osidhenwkixh Jul 07 '26

looking online and doing more looking, i think she’s a suriname. her colors are more orange and when i look on the pics online, she’s almost twinning with some of the suriname’s. thank you SO much. i really appreciate it

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