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#2060454
Tyrell666
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 Getting new snake!! had a question
Hey my local pet store i have here i have known the guy for a while now bought many reptiles off of him... but i am going too buy a San Andreas boa tonight... wondering if anyone has heard of this breed before? i will post pics once i get him... it is a beautiful snake regardless but just wondering.. please reply thanks
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08/19/09 05:19pm
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#2060509
ShadowAceD
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Message To: Tyrell666 In reference to Message Id: 2060454
Getting new snake!! had a question
San Andreas Boas come from the San Andreas Islands off the cost of Nicaragua. They are nearly extinct in the wild due to habitat destruction from an almost insatiable tourist industry. They look similiar to Hog Island Boas (so it will likely not get beyond 6’), but have some differences to them, but they are naturally occurring hypomelanistic animals. I am not sure, but I kind of doubt it is really a San Andreas Boa just because of how incredibly rare they are. I don’t even think the first successul clutch in captivity came until 2006 and I believe that was by some guy in Canada. And if it was one, the price tag would have to be STEEP. They do not even estimate the existing world population to be 100. It is likely that if people cannot begin to successfully breed these animals and keep their bloodlines pure, they will vanish in another couple of years or so if they have nto already. If it is one, score for you, but without paper work to show genetics, there is no way to tell. It is likely a misidentified Hog, I think.
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08/19/09 07:26pm
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#2060521
Tyrell666
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Message To: ShadowAceD In reference to Message Id: 2060509
Getting new snake!! had a question
alright man thanks for the comment. i will get some pics and let me know what u think as soon as i can figure out how too post pics on this site lol
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08/19/09 08:07pm
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#2060571
ShadowAceD
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Message To: Tyrell666 In reference to Message Id: 2060521
Getting new snake!! had a question
Sure thing. Like I said though, it’s hard to tell without paper work, but even if it’s just a Hog, they are gorgeous snakes anyhow.
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08/19/09 09:23pm
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Dadspal510
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Message To: Tyrell666 In reference to Message Id: 2060454
Hi
is it a san andreas rosy boa?
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08/23/09 10:42pm
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