18 Interesting Facts About The Boa Constrictor

Boa Constrictor is one of the largest snakes in the world. It is also one of the snakes in the world with the most distinctive markings. It is a member of the Boidae family. Here are some interesting facts about the Boa Constrictor.

1. A Boa Constrictor’s color can be green, red, tan or yellow with jagged lines, circles, diamonds and ovals.

2. This nonpoisonous constrictor is found in tropical Central and South America – from Mexico to Argentina.

3. They can also be found in some islands of the Caribbean.

4. It lives in hollow logs and burrows. This reptile is a good swimmer.

5. Boa Constrictor is a carnivore and can live up to 30 years in the wild.

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6. It can attain a length of up to 4 meters and can weigh as much as 45 kg. The largest Boa ever caught measured 5.5 meters long.

7. Some South American people keep Boa Constrictors as pet to control rat infestations.

8. A group of Boas is called bed or knot.

9. It eats almost anything such as birds, monkeys, and wild pigs.

10. Their jaws can stretch wide to swallow large prey in whole.

11. The female Boa incubates eggs inside its body and gives birth up to 60 live babies.

12. A baby Boa is about 2 feet long when it is born.

13. Boa Constrictors are hunted for sale in the exotic pet trade and for their fine, beautifully designed skin.

14. It can climb trees and hunts for birds. A Boa also hunts at night.

15. Its strike is lightning fast and possesses 100 sharp teeth that also help swallow preys.

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16. It has super elastic jaw that can swallow larger animals than its mouth. It feeds every other week or every two weeks.

17. To the Mayan people it is called Chij-chan; to Latin Americans it is Jiboia and to the Trinidadian, it is called Macajuel.

18. There are 10 known sub-species of Boa Consrtrictor.