OAKLAND (CBS SF) – Three Amazon tree boas that were illegally transported from South America to Florida have found a new home at the Oakland Zoo. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agents seized the ...
Description: This is a smallish snake from 2 to 4 feet in length from nose to vent. The body is slender; these snakes weigh only between 200 – 300 grams (about half a pound) on average. The Virgin ...
The Amazon Basin Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus batesii) can be found throughout South America, residing in the vast rainforests. Because they’re non-venomous, it’s almost no wonder that reptile lovers ...
DESCRIPTION: The slender Virgin Islands tree boa can reach a maximum length of around four feet. It has a light-brown back covered with dark brown blotches, while its cream-colored underside is ...
Scientists are revealing how the Amazon tree boa's skin scales help it move and hunt in the rainforest. These scales have different textures on different body parts. This helps the snake grip branches ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Zoo Knoxville welcomed seven new Madagascar tree boas on Wednesday in the first successful breeding of the species in the United States this year. According to Zoo Knoxville, ...
Coild in the canopy of the lowland rainforests of northwestern Ecuador and southwestern Colombia, the elusive and endangered Blomberg’s tree boa can remain motionless for hours, like a trap waiting to ...
Deep in the Amazon canopy, a shy tree boa moves with silent confidence. Its body glides across branches that shift with the passing winds. According to scientists, this is not some simple trick of ...