is this red tail BCI or BCC?

Question

I don't know much about the difference, but I do know that pet stores generally say "oh its a red tail" to get more sales.

anyways, could ya look at the picture and give me your professional thoughts lol to what it might be?

I was thinking its an actual BCC but then its apparently 2 years old and only 3 ft. seems awefully small at that age (are they not supposed to grow to 5 ft or something)

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Answer 1

If I had to guess, purely on that picture, I would say its a Pucallpa locality Peruvian BCC. They tend to get a golden or yellow background colors. It could obviously be a cross of anything, but that is certainly not a garden variety BCI. Here is a good site with some explanations of the differences in the localities & subspecies of boas. And you can do a search for "Pucallpa BCC" or things like that to find some other pictures so you can compare for yourself.



http://riobravoreptiles.com/



And on the size issue, most localities of BCC will grow larger than most BCI, but boas are highly variable in the actual rate of growth, based obviously on food intake. And allot of people think that boas will be healthier for longer if grown slowly due to having a somewhat slower metabolism. I have a 2 year old suriname BCC I purchased about 4 months ago directly from a respected breeder, and he is around 29".



@Michael, all BCC do not necessarily have the peaks, points, or batwings in the saddles. They are common in the classic suriname look, but there are other localities of BCC they do not display it as much, both of the common peruvian localities being examples.

Answer 2

It looks like a BCC and the size you described sounds more like a BBC.

Answer 3

Its a BCI... If it was a BCC it would have points on the saddle pattern... Watch the source

Answer 4

The one in the picture is a red tail boa If that's what your asking.