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Q: Haisan Rainbow Boa?
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LeoNik

Some one was selling this snake as a Haisan rainbow boa. Iv only worked with Brazilians and have never heard of a Haisan Rainbow it deffenitly looks like some kind of rainbow. So my Q is this really a Haisan or some other kind of rainbow boa? Thanks.


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Points: 100
Topics: Genetics
Tags: Rainbow
Species: Boas > Large Boas > Epicrates striatus
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Member Comment 6/10/2010 12:16:50 AM

Sylvias
I think they probably mean Hatian.... and it looks like a columbian rainbow boa to me but I'm not much of a boa person so I couldn't say for sure.
 
Member Comment 6/10/2010 2:11:25 AM

kfethe
that could either be a haitian boa or an argentine rainbow boa, but i couldnt find any haitian rainbow boas
 
Accepted Answer 6/10/2010 7:27:19 AM

sonja
Hatian boa.
 
Assisted Answer 6/10/2010 10:52:24 AM

Sonja K. Reptiles
Agree with Sonja - It's a Hatian Boa - Epicrates striatus
 
Assisted Answer 6/10/2010 12:52:46 PM

gfx
Yep, its a Hatian, an insular epicrates "rainbow boa"
 
Author Comment 6/10/2010 4:09:10 PM

LeoNik
thanks every one the head deffenitly looked rainbow, I even asked the guy if he meant hatian and he said no.. it is a pretty snake tho!
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