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Q: Columbian Red-Tail Boa Morph?
Posted By:

JentherophisGuttatus

In Relation To:

Tannin

So, I adopted a young Columbian Red-Tail Boa recently. There were three boas to choose from, and I picked him because he was oddly colored; the other two were dark, normal coloration, and this guy was a light brighter. He has salmon-colored scales on his sides, and the spaces between the red spots on his tail are almost a creamy yellow in color. So, just a question to any Red-Tail morph experts out there...do you think he's a morph? Or just a reeeeaaaallly nice-looking normal? I've included two dorsal photos and two ventral photos; one of the ventrals is of his tail-section only. I have yet to get a good photo of his eye, but it's a grayish-brown with a brown stripe through the middle. Just curious. I mean, it's not like I'm planning on breeding him or anything, but it would be nice to know if he's a morph.
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Points: 50
Topics: General Health , Genetics
Tags: BoaConstrictor, Color, Coloration, ColumbianRedTailBoa, Morph
Species: Boas > Large Boas > Boa constrictor constrictor
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Accepted Answer 10/13/2014 2:40:55 AM

shellboa

Very lovely RTB but no' not a morph. I have a female that will vary from dark almost charcoal to a light silver depending on her cycle.Her belly changes too, from pink to deep orange. But yeah, not a morph. Congrats though, he is a beauty.
 
Assisted Answer 10/13/2014 3:23:46 AM

aSnakeLovinBabe
Boas change their color greatly. My gal Socks, when she's hungry and basking, is a brilliantly pale silvery almost white color with peach accents. Within an hour of eating she turns a dark gray and remains that way for several days following her meal. One day you will look at this boa and it might not even look like the same snake. That's what they do!
 
Author Comment 10/13/2014 9:20:03 AM

JentherophisGuttatus

Well, that helps a lot. So far his colors haven't changed at all, though. Thank you. Smile I've worked with RTBs a lot, but this is the first one that has actually been mine, so this is my first chance to actually study behavioral patterns and such.
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