Boa Constrictor
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
LENGTH AND WEIGHT
- Boa constrictors are 13 ft
- As such, the average size of a mature female boa is between 7–10 feet , it is 6–8 feet for the males.
- Boa constrictors weigh 60 lbs
COLORS AND PATTERNS
- Boa constrictors are cream , gray , or pale.
- The patterns are ovals , circles ,or even diamond shapes.
- The patterns usually consists of shapes red , green or yellow
DIET
- Boa Constrictors are carnivores.
- They feed on lizards, birds,opposums , bats ,moongooses, rats,and squirrels.
- Yet, Boa Constrictors prefer bats as prey
- They Are Nocturnal Hunters
HOW THE BOA CONSTRICOR ATTRACTS, FINDS, TRAPS, KILLS, PREY
- Boa constrictors are stealthy hunters
- Uses heat-sensitive scale to locate prey
- Squeezes its prey until the prey stop breathing.
- Uses tongue to smell and detect prey
ARE BOA CONSTRICTOR POISONOUS?
- Boa constrictor are non-poisonous snakes found in South America
- They're not poisonous but can kill many animals by swallowing them
DO BOA CONSTRICTOR LAY EGGS OR LIVE YOUNGS
- Boas give birth to live young
- Once they are born they are on their own
- Knowing how to hunt and hide
THE SHAPE OF A BOA CONSTRICTORS HEAD
- The head is shaped as a broad arrowhead.
- The tongue is the Boa's most reliable feature.
- Boa Constrictor eyes match the color and the pattern of the head
- Does not have eyelids
- The eye is protected by a clear eye that is called a scale.
INTERESTING FACTS
- Boa Constrictors are one of the largest snakes in the world.
- They live on the trees and the ground.
- Some people in South America keep Boa Constrictor in their house for rat control.
- Are hunted mostly because its skin.
