Boa constrictor

"When the boa constrictor finishes a large prey item, it can go weeks without eating," said the spokesperson.

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Boa constrictorBoa constrictor

  • Habitat

    Tropical rainforest, grasslands and woodlands

  • Food

    Small mammals and birds

  • Lifetime

    20 - 30 years

  • Weight

    15 - 45 kg

  • Length

    3 meters

  • Number of youngsters

    10 - 65 boy

  • Wear time

    5 to 8 months

  • IUCN Status

    Not researched

  • EEP

    No

  • 20 - 30

    years, that's how old a boa constrictor can get

  • 3

    meters, as long as a boa constrictor can be

  • 120

    days, that's how long it can take for the eggs to hatch

    • Independent boy

    The female boa constrictor does not lay her eggs in a nest. She keeps them in her abdomen to incubate them. This keeps the eggs safe. After five to eight months, the eggs hatch. The young can take care of themselves immediately after birth.

    Strangling snake but not venomous

    The boa constrictor is a garter snake. So it has no fangs to kill its prey with. When it catches an animal, it turns its body completely around it. It then squeezes its muscles tighter and tighter until its prey suffocates. When the prey is dead, the boa constrictor swallows it whole.

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