Their heads have three stripes one runs from the snout over the top of the head to the neck, while one stripe on each side of the head runs from the snout to the eye and on to the neck. Dark brown saddles, sometimes with uneven white spots in the centers, run the length of the body and become more pronounced and reddish towards the tail. The base body color of boa constrictors is usually gray or tan on the back and sides, while their belly color is usually cream and gray their tails are usually more reddish than the rest of their bodies. The centers of each blotch are a paler brown than the edges. Their body color is usually golden brown on the sides and back and tan or cream on the belly.
Its head is slightly narrower and less defined from the body than those of the pythons and especially the boa constrictor and often has an orange-yellow stripe running along each side.īurmese pythons have an arrow-shaped pattern on the tops of their heads and a central row of large, irregular dark brown blotches which runs the length of their bodies and sides. Green anacondas are olive to dark green and covered with black spots irregularly spaced along its body. Reticulated pythons vary widely in appearance with age, diet, and habitat but are generally covered with diamond-shaped blotches down the lengths of their bodies. Their scales are often patterned in muted patterns or blotches that can be used for species identification but which can also change color depending on an individual snake’s age, habitat, and dietary intake They are usually thick-bodied, heavy, stocky snakes with triangular heads which are distinct from their bodies, and smooth, unkeeled scales. Most pythons and boas look similar at first glance. Probably the most familiar species is the boa constrictor ( Boa constrictor constrictor) but snakes such as the emerald tree boa ( Corallus caninus) and the rainbow boas classified within genus Epicrates are also well-known. Green anacondas live primarily along rivers and in swampy areas with lots of water and heavy vegetation so are less common around human habitations.įamily Boidae contains 57 additional species found in North and South America, Africa, Madagascar, Europe, and the Pacific region. They are slightly shorter in length but thicker in diameter compared to reticulated pythons, so can weigh almost half again as much.
Native to the Amazon rainforest and found throughout South America east of the Andes, female adult green anacondas can weigh up to 176 pounds (80 kg) (Wikipedia 2023) males are smaller and lighter. Snakes classified within family Boidae are the “boas” and includes the species recognized as the world’s heaviest snake, the green anaconda ( Eunectes murinus). Other well-known pythons include the Burmese python ( Python molurus bivittatus), Northern African python ( Python sebae), and ball python ( Python regius). Family Pythonidae contains 39 additional species seven of which are also found in Asia, 4 in Africa, and 28 in Papua New Guinea and Australia (Halliday and Adler 2015).
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