#1755 · 🦎 reptiles
Boa Constrictor
🇳🇱 Boa constrictor ·Boa constrictor
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- 1. © nicolas burnel · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 2. © Lucas Botelho · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 3. © nicolas burnel · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 4. © Lucas Botelho · CC BY-NC 4.0
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- 6. © Steeven Perez · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 7. © Alfredo Sabaliauskas · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 8. © Gustavo Sandres · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. © Gustavo Sandres · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. © Gustavo Sandres · CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The boa constrictor ( Boa constrictor ), also called the red-tailed boa or the common boa , is a species of large, non-venomous, heavy-bodied snake that is frequently kept and bred in captivity. The boa constrictor is a member of the family Boidae, found in tropical North, Central, and South America, as well as some islands in the Caribbean. A staple of private collections and public displays, its color pattern is highly variable yet distinctive. Nine subspecies are currently...
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 6,061 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Boa Constrictor
- Nederlands
- Boa constrictor
- scientific name
- Boa constrictor
- class
- Reptilia
- order
- Squamata
- family
- Boidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings worldwide
- 6,061
- GBIF records in NL
- 2
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1758
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Boidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 32093, Wikidata Q215388, GBIF 2464899, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.