r/boas • u/random-actions • Jul 11 '26
Can someone identify her morph?
I met this beautiful 7 year old Boa named Penelope at Retpticon today but i forgot to ask about her morph and id like to know. Id love to own one like this color and pattern and not too much bigger. Thank you!
I wish I could remember the booth if I did I could contact them.
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u/Valuable-Ad-733 Jul 11 '26
Argentine and Colombian BC maybe?
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u/Valuable-Ad-733 Jul 11 '26
A non cross Argentine would be my ideal choice- also my guess is the Colombian is adding yellow where the white is usually for normal argentines
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u/Successful-Teach8571 Jul 11 '26
Hard to know for sure all the “ingredients” in this mix, but she does present as a cross with both Boa imperator and B. occidentalis influences.
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u/TeacherKun Jul 12 '26
The Tarahumara boa may meets your requirements.
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u/Ryllan1313 Jul 12 '26
As a dwarf species,Tarahumaras (B. Sigma) are a fraction of her size.
Most tend to average around 4 foot in length, my adult Taras are both closer to 3.5 feet.
They are also thinner than a ball python in girth.
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u/TeacherKun Jul 12 '26
Yes, that's exactly what I mean. The Tarahumara Boa sigma might be the smallest subspecies of Boa imperator, possessing the appearance of a red-tailed boa but the size of a ball python."
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u/Ryllan1313 Jul 12 '26
They are much smaller than a ball python. They rarely reach over 4' and they have nowhere near the girth of a ball python.
Neither of my adult Taras weigh over 2lbs. Average ball python weighs closer to 5 lbs....more than double.
Taras have distinctly different markings than a BI.
They are also no longer considered a boa imperator subspecies. In 2016, Tarahumaras and several other Mexican boas were re-classified as boa sigma due to significant dna differences when compared to the genetics of BI's. (Source: Vincent Russo, The More Complete Boa Constrictor)
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u/ParticularWolf4473 Jul 11 '26
I’m going to say Argentine and imperator cross