Size:
The Clouded Boa grows to be about six feet in length, with females larger
than males.
Color:
The coloration is cloudy, hence the name Clouded Boa, and has been described
as "washed-out" but nevertheless beautiful. The tail is a darker brown color than
the rest of the grayish body. Females grow darker and less patterned with age, and
may become nearly solid black.
Diet:
Wild Clouded Boas eat mammals including opossums, rats, and will also eat
birds.
The Clouded
Boa is often mistaken for the hogg Island Boa. It is
a beautiful and rare snake. If cared for correctly,
this snake makes a lovely and rewarding pet. In the
wild, these lovely snakes inhabit the island of Dominica,
where they live in tropical rainforest climates. It
is thought that they arrived via hurricanes. They like
to congregate in teh daytime in groups of two to seven
adult snakes. These grouplings are known as "tete-chien
cavalesche" and generally occur in basking spots:
warm rocks or root systems, or more commonly, sulfur
gas vents or hot spring steam vents. The natives use
the snake oil for medicinal purposes. Although The Clouded
Boa is useful in reducing the island's rat population,
they are often killed on sight by the natives due to
their bad habit of stealing poultry on occasion.
