water boa hellp!!!!!!

reganngo · 11-21-2007, 05:21 AM

i really nid help guys..today i went to the petshop here in phillipines because im gonna look for garter snakes...so i saw a garter snkes but it cost 4 dollars each(adult) an dthen i refused it then another owner asked me if i want a snke called a "Water Boa" and they said that its a harmless snake and it cost only 2 dollars each but when i looked at the snake i saw the snall snake about 12inches long and a big body really looks like a ANACONA(the huge snake )but i only want is a maybe a 30''inch snake for a pet not a 20feet snake

i looked up in the internet what is a "water boa" is and i saw it in the internet that "water boa" means ANACONA but anacondas lives in the western side of the world not here in the phillipines so why are they selling it in a really low price ..lower than the garter...so i hope when i buy that snake it will not grow being a monster size pet but a 24''inch pet. so help me guys what is a water boa?? (may be the pet owner is wrong about the name)

Stefan-A · 11-21-2007, 06:19 AM

You didn't happen to make any specific observations, like the texture of its scales and skin (smooth, rough, or almost warty), the coloration, patterns or anything like that?

It didn't look anything like this, did it? Elephant Nose Snake????

CrazyHedgehog · 11-21-2007, 06:19 AM

I would save up and buy the garter, don't touch the otherone with a barge pole!

drache · 11-21-2007, 06:47 AM

yeah - don't take chances with something you don't know enough about

EdgyExoticReptiles · 11-21-2007, 10:01 AM

i really doubt its an andaconda because i think they run from $120-200

Stefan-A · 11-21-2007, 10:13 AM

I'm going to assume that the low price means that it's wildcaught, which means it's probably one of these: herpwatch.org - Snakes of the Philippines

On second thought, Cerberus spp. would fit the profile.
Edit: synonym for C. rynchops : Elaps boaeformis. It's a water snake and used to be called boaeformis. I'd guess it's the most likely candidate.

"A mildly venomous, nocturnal aquatic snake, which feeds mainly on fish."

adamanteus · 11-21-2007, 12:37 PM

I must be honest here.... I would advise anyone to refrain from buying any animal if they don't even know what it is. How can you begin to provide proper care if you can't identify the snake? I would advocate some serious reading before making a purchase.

Ameivaboy · 11-21-2007, 09:34 PM

Well said James

reganngo · 11-21-2007, 10:09 PM

well me too i cant belive an anaconda would be sold in 2$, im going out right now to buy it ill post some pictures for an ID bye guys w8 for my pics

(hope its not an anacona)

EdgyExoticReptiles · 11-21-2007, 10:27 PM

ok well be waiting im sure it cant be an andaconda

11-21-2007, 05:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
reganngo Never shed Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 41 Country:	water boa hellp!!!!!! i really nid help guys..today i went to the petshop here in phillipines because im gonna look for garter snakes...so i saw a garter snkes but it cost 4 dollars each(adult) an dthen i refused it then another owner asked me if i want a snke called a "Water Boa" and they said that its a harmless snake and it cost only 2 dollars each but when i looked at the snake i saw the snall snake about 12inches long and a big body really looks like a ANACONA(the huge snake )but i only want is a maybe a 30''inch snake for a pet not a 20feet snake i looked up in the internet what is a "water boa" is and i saw it in the internet that "water boa" means ANACONA but anacondas lives in the western side of the world not here in the phillipines so why are they selling it in a really low price ..lower than the garter...so i hope when i buy that snake it will not grow being a monster size pet but a 24''inch pet. so help me guys what is a water boa?? (may be the pet owner is wrong about the name)

11-21-2007, 06:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
Stefan-A The Prince of Insufficient Light. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 5,758 Country:	Re: water boa hellp!!!!!! You didn't happen to make any specific observations, like the texture of its scales and skin (smooth, rough, or almost warty), the coloration, patterns or anything like that? It didn't look anything like this, did it? Elephant Nose Snake???? __________________ Ophidia in herba.

11-21-2007, 06:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
CrazyHedgehog "Fourth shed, A Success" Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 821 Country:	Re: water boa hellp!!!!!! I would save up and buy the garter, don't touch the otherone with a barge pole! __________________ Inge our house is like a zoo, too many to list here!

11-21-2007, 06:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 4,449 Country:	Re: water boa hellp!!!!!! yeah - don't take chances with something you don't know enough about __________________ rhea "Life is just one damn thing after another." Mark Twain

11-21-2007, 10:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
EdgyExoticReptiles Edgy Exotic Reptiles Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,335 Country:	Re: water boa hellp!!!!!! i really doubt its an andaconda because i think they run from $120-200 __________________ Email:reed@edgyexoticreptiles.com AIM: reed_kamsla http://www.edgyexoticreptiles.com

11-21-2007, 10:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
Stefan-A The Prince of Insufficient Light. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 5,758 Country:	Re: water boa hellp!!!!!! I'm going to assume that the low price means that it's wildcaught, which means it's probably one of these: herpwatch.org - Snakes of the Philippines On second thought, Cerberus spp. would fit the profile. Edit: synonym for C. rynchops : Elaps boaeformis. It's a water snake and used to be called boaeformis. I'd guess it's the most likely candidate. "A mildly venomous, nocturnal aquatic snake, which feeds mainly on fish." __________________ Ophidia in herba. Last edited by Stefan-A : 11-21-2007 at 10:31 AM.

11-21-2007, 12:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 8,465 Country:	Re: water boa hellp!!!!!! I must be honest here.... I would advise anyone to refrain from buying any animal if they don't even know what it is. How can you begin to provide proper care if you can't identify the snake? I would advocate some serious reading before making a purchase. __________________ James.

11-21-2007, 09:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ameivaboy "Preparing For Second shed" Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 219 Country:	Re: water boa hellp!!!!!! Well said James __________________ What's Furred,Feathered or doesnt have a backbone???......... A feeder http://tegutalk.com

11-21-2007, 10:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
reganngo Never shed Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 41 Country:	Re: water boa hellp!!!!!! well me too i cant belive an anaconda would be sold in 2$, im going out right now to buy it ill post some pictures for an ID bye guys w8 for my pics(hope its not an anacona)

11-21-2007, 10:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
EdgyExoticReptiles Edgy Exotic Reptiles Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,335 Country:	Re: water boa hellp!!!!!! ok well be waiting im sure it cant be an andaconda __________________ Email:reed@edgyexoticreptiles.com AIM: reed_kamsla http://www.edgyexoticreptiles.com

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