BROWNS
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Ok just out of curiousity i was wondering how many others thought a boa constrictor was still a python?No need to reply if you don't want to sound like a goose like myself just answer yes or no :lol:
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I thought it waas common knowlodge. Boas give birth to live young and are generally heavier, Pythons lay eggs and are lighter.
Greebo
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I'll be honest. I didn't know until about a year ago when someone told me they are different.
Boas and Pythons do belong to the same family which is Boidae. However Boidae divides into the two families, Boas and Pythons.
I am often asked the difference by school children during my show. I simply say they are basically the same except for a few minor differences. Boas mainly are found in the new world(the Americas), have live young and theres more species than Pythons. Pythons are found only in the old world(Australia, asia and Africa) and have eggs.
I would be amazed if the 2 families could cross breed, but I wont put anything past the yank herpers.
I am often asked the difference by school children during my show. I simply say they are basically the same except for a few minor differences. Boas mainly are found in the new world(the Americas), have live young and theres more species than Pythons. Pythons are found only in the old world(Australia, asia and Africa) and have eggs.
I would be amazed if the 2 families could cross breed, but I wont put anything past the yank herpers.
basketcase
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i wouldnt say boas are generally heavier craig
ball, reticulated and burmese pythons are some of the heaviest bodied boids and are pythons
infact the only really heavily bodied boa i can think of are the constrictors. the other south americans - rainbows, amazon trees and emerald trees are all relatively light, as r most of the asiatic/pacific boas.
ive found a big difference is in the heads, at least in corallus anyway. theyre more boney and pythons seems to have more musclely heads
ball, reticulated and burmese pythons are some of the heaviest bodied boids and are pythons
infact the only really heavily bodied boa i can think of are the constrictors. the other south americans - rainbows, amazon trees and emerald trees are all relatively light, as r most of the asiatic/pacific boas.
ive found a big difference is in the heads, at least in corallus anyway. theyre more boney and pythons seems to have more musclely heads
Browns....you're a goose....LOL. ;-)
I am sure there are many other who didn't realise the difference but won't say anything either. At least you admitted it.
Anacondas are the heaviest snakes and they are part of the boa family.
I am sure there are many other who didn't realise the difference but won't say anything either. At least you admitted it.
Anacondas are the heaviest snakes and they are part of the boa family.
basketcase
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the only definative difference between the two is live bearing and egg laying
it would be interesting to find why the boas evolved to bear live young. ive always thought snakes in cooler climates bore live due to the problems with incubating in a cold climate.
a good comparison for the question would be green pythons and emerald tree boas. similar environments to this day, yet emeralds bear live and greens lay eggs
it would be interesting to find why the boas evolved to bear live young. ive always thought snakes in cooler climates bore live due to the problems with incubating in a cold climate.
a good comparison for the question would be green pythons and emerald tree boas. similar environments to this day, yet emeralds bear live and greens lay eggs
Snake Catcher Victoria
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no..lol :roll:
Snake Catcher Victoria
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boidae with two subfamilies>>>>pythons and boas ur right instar
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Be Honest now..
I vote for browns as GOOSE :lol: Goodonya young dude for giving people entertainment some people sing and some people dance but you goose thats cool i onley fart.I think there is two species of boas in new guinea and solomon islands fiji etc i think its bibroni that is abundant on vanuatu and one film showed them runover on roads and hunting from chain wire fences etc.Taronga had a quantity of the species that looks thick and adder like light brown with zig zag down back adults and juvs they were destroyed as the head keeper told me they were not good exhibit animals bigguys greentree pythons were there at same time and were lovely green colour like tree frogs there was several crowded in one exhibit cage.That was late 80s bigguy i presume they were yours now unless they imported ausie ones they had no blue and were the best green colour that ive seen.
I vote for browns as GOOSE :lol: Goodonya young dude for giving people entertainment some people sing and some people dance but you goose thats cool i onley fart.I think there is two species of boas in new guinea and solomon islands fiji etc i think its bibroni that is abundant on vanuatu and one film showed them runover on roads and hunting from chain wire fences etc.Taronga had a quantity of the species that looks thick and adder like light brown with zig zag down back adults and juvs they were destroyed as the head keeper told me they were not good exhibit animals bigguys greentree pythons were there at same time and were lovely green colour like tree frogs there was several crowded in one exhibit cage.That was late 80s bigguy i presume they were yours now unless they imported ausie ones they had no blue and were the best green colour that ive seen.
NCHERPS
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basketcase said:
Not entirely correct, there are Boa's that lay egg's, the Round island boa (Casarea dussumieri) is one, and the Arabian Sand Boa (Eryx jayakari) is another, but on the whole your right to assume that.
Neil
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RE: Be Honest now..
What have I started??
In all honesty, I didn't think Boa's were pythons...BUT..all I was doing was seeing what family the anaconda fell under as I was unsure if that particular snake was a python or boa or something else as I don't know very much about snakes from overseas (which explains why I bought a book 2 days ago called snakes of the world).
Browns almost made me feel stupid as if I got it wrong, but thanks to the interception of bigguy, all I can say is Browns, you are a goose!! lol (kidding)
What have I started??
In all honesty, I didn't think Boa's were pythons...BUT..all I was doing was seeing what family the anaconda fell under as I was unsure if that particular snake was a python or boa or something else as I don't know very much about snakes from overseas (which explains why I bought a book 2 days ago called snakes of the world).
Browns almost made me feel stupid as if I got it wrong, but thanks to the interception of bigguy, all I can say is Browns, you are a goose!! lol
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