in dry placesEDIT: Boas are found all over the world. From Red Sand Boas of the Middle East, The Dumeril's Boa of Madagascar, the Emerald Tree Boa of South America. Green Anacondas and Yellow Anacondas are in fact boas that live in South America. In the U.S., there are two native types of boas: the Rosy boa and the Rubber Boa. boas in general inhabit a very broad spectrum of habitats.
Cuban Boas prefer the scrub forest and tropical forest regions. These snakes are at risk for becoming endangered species.
The main difference is - Rattlesnakes are venomous, while Boa constrictors are (as the name suggests) constrictors.
The Virgin Island tree boa is endangered due to lose of its habitat. The Madagascar tree boa was listed as endangered but it's population has risen enough that it is now listed as Least Concern.
Boas in general are not close to extinction by any means, but some specific ones like a subspecies of Sand boa (don't remember off the top of my head) are endangered).
You may be able to get a Dumeril's Boa at an exotic pet shop. You may also be able to find sellers online.
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In the 1900s the boa had gotten really rare. Close to the 20th century there was said to be signs things are getting better. But for the most part the Puerto Rican boas are endangered. And yes they are protected from poachers and such.
Boaconstrictors can be found from northern Mexico through Central America (Belize,Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Ricaand Panama) to South America north of 35°S (Colombia,Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana,Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay andArgentina). Also in the Lesser Antilles (Dominica and St. Lucia), on San Andrés, Providencia and many other islands along the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America.referenced from Wikipedia.
yes they chew boas and they kill it
Lionel Boas was born in 1875.
Lionel Boas died in 1949.