Stats

Lifespan

20-30 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Carnivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Central and South America

Movement

Slithering

Breeding

Live Birth

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Uncommon

About

Boas are large constrictor snakes that live in the Americas. They have no eyelids and can remain submerged underwater for several minutes.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   hatchling

   A miniature snake emerges from the egg or from its mother (live-bearers), already venomous or strong-coiled in some species.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A juvenile sheds its skin, grows quickly, and hunts smaller prey than the adults.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult length and pattern.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Boidae

Genus

Boa