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03-22-2006, 03:31 PM
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Boa constrictor sabogae..
.. or Pearl islands boa. The status of these as a subspecies is somewhat an area of disagreement among taxonomists and hobbyists...
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From my standpoint of seeing them daily, feeding, growing, courtship and etc.. if they aren't a subspecies, who cares? They are very unique and beautiful anyway.
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03-22-2006, 03:36 PM
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The original salmons! Cool! I didn't know you had BCS...Wanna trade me one for a couple of tokays? lol
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03-22-2006, 03:39 PM
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I'm assuming the slender one is the male. Are they mature now? I love the larger one (the female). Both are amazing and so "natural" looking.
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03-22-2006, 03:43 PM
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Heidi...just seeing a new photo of any pure BCS is a treat. They are about as common in the pet trade as a Yeti.  Their blood line is likely very common though. I'm fairly certain that the salmon boas you see every day got their genetics from crossing these with Colombians and other BCI. |
03-22-2006, 03:45 PM
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I couldn't imagine somebody wanting to "improve" on these. They are georgeous and look like they stay small. Gus is breeding these?
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03-22-2006, 03:47 PM
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It probably wasn't an attempt to improve so much as an attempt to spread the cool salmon trait into cheaper, more available breeding stock...and a wee bit of poor breeding ethics.
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03-22-2006, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by RioBravoReptiles
.. or Pearl islands boa. The status of these as a subspecies is somewhat an area of disagreement among taxonomists and hobbyists...
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From my standpoint of seeing them daily, feeding, growing, courtship and etc.. if they aren't a subspecies, who cares? They are very unique and beautiful anyway.
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Wow, very pretty.
Love the somewhat pearlescent look they have.
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03-22-2006, 03:50 PM
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