Description: This is a smallish snake from 2 to 4 feet in length from nose to vent. The body is slender; these snakes weigh only between 200 – 300 grams (about half a pound) on average. The Virgin ...

Vibrant green snakes, masters of camouflage, inhabit diverse global ecosystems from rainforests to savannas. These ...

OAKLAND (CBS SF) – Three Amazon tree boas that were illegally transported from South America to Florida have found a new home at the Oakland Zoo. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agents seized the ...

The Amazon Basin Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus batesii) can be found throughout South America, residing in the vast rainforests. Because they’re non-venomous, it’s almost no wonder that reptile lovers ...

DESCRIPTION: The slender Virgin Islands tree boa can reach a maximum length of around four feet. It has a light-brown back covered with dark brown blotches, while its cream-colored underside is ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Three reptiles you probably wouldn't want to run into in the wild have a new home at the Oakland Zoo. The Amazon tree boas were smuggled out of South America and confiscated ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Zoo Knoxville welcomed seven new Madagascar tree boas on Wednesday in the first successful breeding of the species in the United States this year. According to Zoo Knoxville, ...

In Guyana there are eight snake families. The main families are the pit vipers, the elapides (coral snakes), the colubrids (largely non-venomous snakes) and the boids. The Boidae family of snakes are ...

Confusion regarding the application of the proper scientific name for the common Neotropical tree boa has existed since Linnaeus described Boa enydris and Boa hortulana in 1758. We review the ...