(Epicrates angulifer)
Features
Class: Reptiles.
Order: snakes.
Family: Boids.
Length: Up to 6 meters.
Distribution: Isla de Cuba.
Habitat: Varied, from forests to scrub.
Food: Carnivorous.
Longevity: 20-30 years.
Description
It can measure up to 6 meters long, one of the largest species of this genus.
Feeding
Carnivora, when hunting, surrounding the dam to suffocate. Their diet is based on birds and rodents, bats also captured in their burrows.
Reproduction
They are ovoviviparous, ie the egg develops inside the female and offspring born as already developed. Born 6-28 pups, about 40 cm in length, after an incubation period of four months. The eggs develop inside covered by a membrane.
Customs and social life
. The boas are endangered animals. Can be found in holes, rocks and fields, although they were originally tree.
By Julio Rodriguez Cuenda
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