New Here: Banana Boa

[LiteraryLark]

Originally Posted by dannybgoode

Central American. Whilst still Boa imperators CA's generally stay a foot or two shorter than their Colombian imperator counterparts.

A true red tail Boa constrictor will generally be a foot or two (sometimes more) longer than a Colombian.

Boas completely rock btw unlike BP's which are just rocks

Size and color is a big factor because I live with my parents. My dad is not fond of snakes, but he let me have a cornsnake temporarily, which is why I am going for the banana color. It's hard to explain, but there is something about the color that can make the snake seem more or less intimidating. I don't know if that makes sense. And it is important to know which breeds grow which size, because my parents may not approve of me having a large snake.

Where would I be able to find these unusual-colored snakes?

[bigsnakegirl785]

Originally Posted by LiteraryLark

Size and color is a big factor because I live with my parents. My dad is not fond of snakes, but he let me have a cornsnake temporarily, which is why I am going for the banana color. It's hard to explain, but there is something about the color that can make the snake seem more or less intimidating. I don't know if that makes sense. And it is important to know which breeds grow which size, because my parents may not approve of me having a large snake.

Where would I be able to find these unusual-colored snakes?

There are no breeds in the reptile worlds, a breed would require them to belong to same species, and reptiles are also unable to be bred to perform tasks or physical forms like in a domesticated breed. (For example certain cow breeds are bred for different fat levels in the meat, some cats are bred for their size and fluffy coat, etc.) All we can do is breed preexisting color and pattern mutations together in reptiles.

If you're worried about snakes, get a dwarf locality of boa constrictor, so long as it hasn't been mixed with Colombian it should never reach 6'. Corns and ball pythons are also good bets. Corns will seem the smallest as they have the least amount of girth, boa constrictors will be second since they have less girth than ball pythons but more than corns, and ball pythons will seem the largest comparing equal sizes due to their girth. You shouldn't need anything larger than a 4'x2'x2' for any of these, so long as if you get a boa it isn't Colombian.