Boas VS. Pythons

Do you know what a boa is, or a python? If not, you are about to find out. Boas, and pythons, are snakes. They are not venomous. Instead, they are constrictors. That is, they squeeze their prey to kill them. Every time the prey takes a breath, they squeeze harder. The animal can't breath, blood pressure is getting ridiculously high, and eventually their hearts practically explode from the blood pressure. Not a very pleasant way to die.

First up, we have boas. These guys are generally New World snakes. They also tend to get a bit longer, though they aren't the longest snakes in the world. They are found more in Central America and South America than North America. We have some examples of these guys, in the form of Red Tailed Boas, at Wildlife Safari. We also have an Amazon Tree Boa as well. Off display, Village has a Rainbow Boa as well, and she is gorgeous.

Next up are pythons. These guys are Old World, more seen in Africa than anywhere else. Weight wise, they tend to be bigger. We don't have many examples of this side as I personally would like, but whatever. One of the examples that we have is a Royal, or Ball Python. J.R. would be that example.