What is a red tail?
Red tail Boa, Common Boa or Columbian Boa is a big snake from Mexico and parts of Central and South America. BOA Constructors are carnivores, catching and choking their prey by pressing them with their strong bodies. The red tail Boa is not poisonous, although his sharp teeth still grow and complement all the time of their lives.
Red tail boa is usually tanned or brown with red spots on a long preliminary tail. Female red tail Boa is usually larger than males in the length of seven to nine feet (2.13-2.74 meters). It has been reported that some red tails are up to 13 feet (3.96 meters) and weigh up to £ 60 (27.22 kilograms). When these boa are young and small, they are often found on trees. As they increase, they usually hold on the ground and live in abandoned animal lair and hollow logs. Usually, the sunlights on warm rocks are found half and a half of water.
Red tail boa her live prey and generally despises carrion. Rodents as well as mice and rats, they are usually their preferred food, but they will also eat birds, monkeys and iguanas. The red tail Boas has an enthusiastic sense of smell and specialized heat sensors on their faces that help them detect prey.
After boa prey around her prey, she squeezes her until the prey chooses. The snake then distributes the jaw and swallows the whole killing. These snakes go for long periods without food, sometimes they only eat once a week, especially when the prey is large. In the winter season, Red Tail Boa does not have to eat for weeks or even months.
A woman red tail Boas gives an average of 30 living children at a time. These children eat live prey almost from birth and grow very fast. Men reach maturity at one and half a year, while women are mature after three years.
Boa Constructors are hunted for their skin and meat. They are also captured and maintained as pets. Due to hunting and catching is a red tail boaEcfly considered to be an endangered species. The loss of habitats as a result of agriculture, festural animal grazing and human intervention also threatens the red tail in nature. Many zoos, animal parks and herpetologists increase red tails in captivity to make sure this type of snake will not disappear.