Snakes I found in Costa Rica

[urbpan]

On a side trip out of Quepos, on the Pacific Coast, my Dad and I took a boat ride through a mangrove swamp. We saw lots of wading birds and monkeys, and this snake, the Zopilota or vulture snake (Clelia clelia ), Apparently it feeds on other snakes.




Later in the trip, we were at a eco-lodge at the settlement of Tortuguero on the Carribean Coast. We were in the open-air bar of the lodge, when we heard a slight commotion. Some other guests were alarmed to discover this cute little guy (a common Boa constrictor) had joined the festivities. I picked him off of the chair and helped him into the nearby bushes.

Comments

why is tail end so much brighter than rest of body?

[belen1974.livejournal.com]

i'm surprised the boa is so small! i'm so used to seeing them much bigger. so was this a baby boa or do boas come in different sizes?

i'm visiting the friend that just got the corn/milk snake tonight and i'm going to see if i can bring myself to touch it. eek! wish me luck.

Re: why is tail end so much brighter than rest of body?

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

This was a baby, and that's the normal coloration. There seems to be some discussion about "red-tail" boas as opposed to other kinds, in the snake-owning community. Perhaps crunchywater knows what's up.

i think

[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

they start out tiny and grow and grow and grow....