niedziela, 15 maja 2011

Snakes - Boa madagascariensis


Boa madagascariensis is a species of the Boidae (boa) family that is endemic to the island of Madagascar. A common name is Madagascar (or Malagasy) ground boa.

The species is included in the Boidae family of snakes, subfamily Boinae, no subspecies are currently recognized by ITIS. It is also described as a species in the genus Acrantophis.

Adult females can be up to 10 feet (3.05 metres), males are typically smaller, the average size of the population is 8 feet (2.44 m) in length. This is the largest snake species found on the island of Madagascar. Boa madagascariensis, like others in the family, dispatch their prey by constriction.

The color pattern consists of a pale reddish-brown ground color mixed with gray, overlaid with a pattern dorsal rhombs outlined with black or brown. Sometimes this creates a vague zigzag impression. The sides are patterned a series of black ovoid markings with reddish blotches, often bordered or centered with white.

14 komentarzy:

  1. It scares me less than the spiders despite being so much bigger.. well longer..

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  2. snakes scare the hell out of me =/

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  3. Holy shit. Can you imagine one of these things in your room?

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  4. dont want anything that could potentially eat me.

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  5. When I was a kid we had pythons as pets (my dad). I thought it was cool, but now I'd second guess his parenting decisions :)

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  6. I like snakes but i wonder why people hold spiders... its not that im scared or something its just stupid snake has a brain it can grow attached to you... form some kind of bond but spider? its just some comb of nerves packed with reflexes you cant even call it stupid it just doesnt have the capability of tought.

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  7. We got a similar one in terrarium at school

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  8. Very nice! 3 meters D:

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