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TheZoo
02-08-14, 01:15 PM
So im looking into finding out the locality of my assumed bci boa she was sold to me by a young man who was bored with his herps and wanted to get into mice/rats...anyways

these show her natrual color the best

TheZoo
02-08-14, 01:17 PM
a few more

Mikoh4792
02-08-14, 01:18 PM
You've most likely heard this before, but to start, you can't know for sure just by looking.

Having said that it does "look" like common bci. Colombian bci.

TheZoo
02-08-14, 01:20 PM
I know I will never know for sure but I wanted some thoughts as I have never seen a young colombian before I had an adult at one point but the diffrence between the adult color and juvie color really threw me

KORBIN5895
02-08-14, 01:46 PM
The difference in the natural color of normals will blow your mind.

bigsnakegirl785
02-09-14, 02:21 PM
She is certainly absolutely gorgeous! She looks so purple in that last pic! :O

TheZoo
02-09-14, 07:44 PM
yeah she has a super nice color im hopping she keeps her darkness into adulthood

limey
02-12-14, 10:58 AM
There are some things you can do if you really have to know:

1. First, count the number of saddles from behind the end to the cloaca.
2. Secondly, wait for a full clean shed and keep the skin. Then do a scale count. (Scale counting can be a little in-depth but when cross referenced with various sources, you can get a better idea of locality (if it indeed is a certain "locality" other than plain ol' central american boa - which may be unlikely).

Alternatively, if you can't be bothered with the above, email these pictures plus some more (from different angles) to either -

a) Gus Rentfro
b) Vincent Russo

both hugely known experts in their field. You can find their personal email addresses through a quick google search. They can probably give you a fairly accurate ID.

TheZoo
02-12-14, 04:41 PM
Thank you for the information!