Boa Constrictor

Scientific Name: Boa constrictor

These snakes are not venomous. They grab their prey with small, hooked teeth; wrap their bodies around their victims and constrict, or squeeze tightly, until the caught animal is dead.

  • Size: Weight: 60 to 100 pounds; Length: 72 to 158 inches
  • Diet: Birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles and eggs
  • Habitat: Tropical, terrestrial forests or grasslands, rivers and streams
  • Range in the Wild: Central and South America, from Northern Mexico to as far South as Argentina and into Peru

Conservation Status

No special status.
 
Learn more about this animal.



Photo by Joel Sartore

boa1.sartore