Color:
They can be black or grey, or brightly colored with dark markings or with no
markings at all.
Diet:
They prefer small frogs and lizards, but if in captivity, it is best to
switch them to rodents as the frogs and lizards can spread parasites and disease
to the snake.
The Amazon
Tree Boa is considered one of the most colorful and
beautiful species of snake. They make wonderful display
animals and great for Corallus keepeers. They are very
renowned for its dispostion and temperament. This species
is often overlooked due to its nasty behavior. They
are very snappy, and will bite with their sharp teeth.
Great care should be taken when handling these snakes.
They can move very fast when they want to. Unless breeding,
it is best to keep Amazon Tree Boas in seperate cages
as they may end of killing each other over food. Amazon
Tree Boas will spend much of their time in an inactive,
coiled state at the bottom of their habitat. However,
they should have plenty of plants and branches for climbing.
It is a small boa, reaching only a few feet in size
at maturity on average.
