Colombian Rainbow Boa Care Sheet | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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The Colombian Rainbow Boa is a species of non-venomous snake found in the Rainforests of South America. It is a small to medium sized snake that belongs to the family Boinae, which is a subfamily of Boas[1] from South America.

Its scientific name is Epicrates maurus. It is from the genus Epicrates which contains a total of 5 species including the Brazilian Rainbow Boa[2] and the Argentinian Rainbow Boa.

The Colombian Rainbow Boa is the smallest of the Rainbow Boa species and generally doesn’t grow any larger than about 5 feet. Males are usually quite smaller than females in overall length and girth.

Like other Rainbow Boas, these snakes have a distinctive iridescent sheen that you can see when their scales reflect light.

Colombian Rainbow Boas are usually light brown in colour with darker markings. Their colours and patterning aren’t as vibrant as the closely related Brazilian Rainbow Boa and the patterning of the snake generally becoming more subd...