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  2. Boa constrictor - Wikipedia

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    The boa constrictor (scientific name also Boa constrictor), also known as the common boa, is a species of large, non-venomous, heavy-bodied snake that is frequently kept and bred in captivity. [5] [6] The boa constrictor is a member of the family Boidae. The species is native to tropical South America. A staple of private collections and public ...

  3. Boidae - Wikipedia

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    Cloaca region of a Boa constrictor with spurs (rudimentary hindlegs) Both families share a number of primitive characteristics. Nearly all have a relatively rigid lower jaw with a coronoid element, as well as a vestigial pelvic girdle with hind limbs that are partially visible as a pair of spurs, one on either side of the vent.

  4. Boa (genus) - Wikipedia

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    Boa is a genus of boas found in Mexico, ... The Online Etymology Dictionary says that the word comes from the "late 14c., "large snake," from Latin boa, ...

  5. Boa imperator - Wikipedia

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    Boa imperator (or Boa constrictor imperator in common usage) is a large and heavy-bodied arboreal species [4] of nonvenomous, constrictor-type snake in the family Boidae.One of the most popular pet snakes (often bred in captivity) in the world, B. imperator's native range is from Mexico through Central and South America (west of the Andes Mountains, mainly in Colombia), with local populations ...

  6. Green anaconda - Wikipedia

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    The green anaconda (Eunectes murinus), also known as the giant anaconda, emerald anaconda, common anaconda, common water boa, or southern green anaconda, is a semi-aquatic boa species found in South America and the Caribbean island of Trinidad. It is the largest, heaviest, and second longest snake in the world, after the reticulated python.

  7. 7-foot boa constrictor found mating on tree in Brazil - AOL

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    The massive snake has “saddle-shaped” markings down its back. Take a look. 7-foot boa constrictor found mating on tree in Brazil — and discovered as new species

  8. Boa constrictor occidentalis - Wikipedia

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    Boa constrictor occidentalis, also commonly known as the Argentine boa, is a subspecies of large, heavy-bodied, nonvenomous, constricting snake. [2] Boa constrictor occidentalis is a member of the family Boidae, found mostly in tropical and subtropical areas in northern Argentina and Paraguay, although some members have been reported to exist in Bolivia as well.

  9. Boa constrictor gives birth to 14 baby snakes after living ...

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    The boa had not had contact with another snake for nearly a decade, so she appears to have undergone a natural process of asexual reproduction called parthenogenesis. The term is derived from the ...