Alright Boa People, What's It Look Like

[Heart and Soul Rep]

This is my friends snake. I am watching part of his collection while he is in Afghanistan on military tour. He bought this snake at a show a few years ago. It's supposed to be a female, but I think it's a male, I'm going to probe it and find out for sure.
But more to the point, we have no idea what it is. I've asked 3 of my good friends and even they don't know. I've had people say "that's the ugliest snake I've ever seen" and people say "that's the prettiest snake I've ever seen". I personally think it's pretty cute.
I myself think it's a Hogg Island Cross of some sort. The tail suggests that to me.
These are fresh shed pictures of he/she/it, lol. It's sides have bright blues and pinks which the camera can't capture. What the camera did capture is the strange "orange splotches" that are all over it's body (yes those are real, not camera malfunction) it looks like a pair of jeans that's been splashed with bleach! And it's eyes are BRIGHT red orange, which I tried to catch on camera.
Have at it kids, I'd love to finally figure out what this mutt looking lady/boy is, lol

[BallPythonLuver]

I'm not an expert, and I am probably wrong. But some of her features remind me of a Tarahumara mountain boa (BCI). Maybe she has some influence from that too, but like I said I'm not expecting to be right. Lol. Here's a link on them: http://www.cuttingedgeherp.com/boaco...erator&UID=119

But she is really pretty and I don't see how anyone could call any snake ugly.

[Heart and Soul Rep]

You're right, especially in the head patterning. Could be! And I agree, I can't really call snakes ugly... except burrowing pythons.. uuugghh those things have faces only a mother could love, lol

[Whiskey]

I'm defenitly NO expert by far but...looks to be just a normal RTB w/absolute gorgeous pattern/coloration. I've seen a few norms who look to be more then just a norm. & by far is "she" ugly. She's absolute gorgeous. {I'm goin with "it's a girl"}, please do let us know the sex.

Hope someone can identify this beautiful beauty...

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Originally Posted by Heart and Soul Rep

You're right, especially in the head patterning. Could be! And I agree, I can't really call snakes ugly... except burrowing pythons.. uuugghh those things have faces only a mother could love, lol

haha, they hardly have faces at all!

From far away, that snake doesn't rally look like anything special but once you actually look at it, it's beautiful and very unique. I have NO idea about the different types of boas and how to ID them. I just know that mine is a pastel BCI.

[Heart and Soul Rep]

lol what do you mean they don't have faces!! Gee you guys are a lot of help. JK. She could very well just be an odd ball normal. Just wanted to see if she jumped out at anyone, I always call her the mutt, cause that's what she looks like, bunch of different stuff rolled together. Guess we'll never know

[BurmKeeper]

No expert here either ~ BUT ~ SHE looks like a snake to me

[Sandboa1]

I wouldn't call myself an expert either but there is no doubt she is a BCI. A Tarahumara mountain boa is a good guess but Tarahumara boas have a very dark head stripe. I think she looks more like a classic Nicaraguan Boa (aka Central American Boa).

[Heart and Soul Rep]

Yeah, I thought Nic influence too. And yes, I would agree, It's deffinetly a snake, lol

[Marine]

I believe it is a hypo Hogg Island cross, I have a male that looks almost identical(my female has barely any black though)...I must ask, does the color change from day to night(lighter, darker)? As typical of Hogg Island Boas?
Most of the Nics I've seen were quite a bit darker than this one pictured, imo.

[Heart and Soul Rep]

She does go from lighter to darker phases on a daily basis, I don't mess with her much, so i've never taken a picture in the morning and at night to compare.

[Marine]

Definately sounds like a Hogg Island to me. Beautiful boa

[jumpingspider66]

Those are nice boa's!

[sammijo4eva]

Originally Posted by BallPythonLuver

But she is really pretty and I don't see how anyone could call any snake ugly.

I think snakes are ugly.... cuz they are just sticks with tongues lol

[Matt V.]

its a Hogg x Columbian cross. it's too bad someone would cross breed a snake that is extinct in the wild and delude a already perfect blood line.