Brazilian Rainbow Boa
Epicrates cenchria cenchria
From: Central & S. America In rainforest, dry woodland, and savanna grassland.
Size: 5-6 ‡'
Diet: rodents
Active: day and night
The Rainbow Boa gets its name from the iridescent sheen of its scales. They are live bearing- 10 to 30 neonates. And all possess heat sensitive labial pits*.
* Labial pits (heat-sensitive pits) border the mouth of the snake which aid in locating its warm blooded prey.