Brazilian Rainbow Boa

Here's my best shot so far of our Brazilian Rainbow Boa, so named for the rainbow iridescence you can see on his scales at certain angles of illumination.

Nice! Had he recently shed as well? His colors really pop!

drevilsmom wrote in post #9654940
Nice! Had he recently shed as well? His colors really pop!

that is a beautiful snake

drevilsmom wrote in post #9654940
Nice! Had he recently shed as well? His colors really pop!

Thanks, yes he had just shed. That's why I was keen to get a shot, with the colours so lovely.

thekid17 wrote in post #9655095
that is a beautiful snake

Thanks very much!

That's a great shot! This snake is lovely!

I'd love a snake, but my husband is afraid of them.

Nice pic Mark - Nice to meet the snake in "person" as it were.(and you of course!!).
Such beautiful iridescence on his scales.

Oh wow! That's a beauty!
That light flipping is cool.
He's got a glow.

Beautiful Rainbow, I have a really mellow Jungle Boa, He will be 4 this june, He s a real mellow fellow, Yours looks awsome, I hope you know how to properly care for him, Lots of folks by these beautiful critters and have no idea of how to keep them properly, I bought my Boa cage at www.boaphileplastics.c​om Its quite the setup actually, he he. Does yours have a case of the Nippys by any chance, ? I hear alot of the rainbows like to nip at you

It's really my wife's snake - here's her response to your post:

Hi Mil-dot. He isn't nippy at all. I bought him as a yearling and he is extremely placid. He's never struck and only hisses if disturbed when in shed. At the moment he lives in a large RUB (Really Useful Box) on a mixture of eco-earth and sphagnum moss and a large open water dish to maintain the humidity these guys like.

He'll be moving to a vivarium later this year

Glad you like him!

Lisa (Mrs Madweasel)

Fantastic shot! The iridescence is almost surreal. How would you compare what the lens sees vs. what you see in person. Does one kind of light make this more pronounced than another?

I suppose the direct flash has brought out the colouring, but he can often look like this to the eye.