Cooks Tree Boa

Common Name: Cooks Tree Boa
Scientific Name: Corallus Hortulanus Cooksi

Description:

The scientific name of the Cooks Tree Boa is Corallus Hortulanus. It is long and slender. Its head is relatively large compared to the size of body. The distinguishing feature is presence of elongated teeth. It also has large eyes in addition to thermo receptive pits. The snake uses these thermo receptive pits to detect varying environmental temperatures. Cooks Tree Boa is not venomous and does not pose any danger to humans

Behavior:

Cooks Tree Boa feed on a variety of food such as birds, reptiles and rodents. It has a good adaptation to climbing trees to hunt for birds. Using its elongated teeth, it has ability to attack and manipulate its prey. This snake is friendly and easy to domesticate. Cooks Tree Boa emerges at night therefore; it exhibits a nocturnal characteristics. Cooks Tree Boa is not shy compared to other members of boa family. It challenges its enemies using its elongated teeth. It has the ability to escape from its challengers because it has a slender flexible body.

Geographic range:

Cooks Tree Boa’s occur in a varied range of geographical locations from Central America, West Indies to various regions in South America. Its occurrence in Central America includes Panama, Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Its occurrence in South America includes the Amazon, Ecuador and Colombia.

Reproduction:

Cooks Tree Boas exhibit an oviparous form of reproduction where it lay eggs and protects them from predators. The female snake lays eggs in moist environments to avoid desiccation.

Captivity:

One rarely finds Cooks Tree Boas during the day due to its nocturnal lifestyle. Its attractive coloration markets it as a pet however; it is aggressive compared to other snake pets. When irritated it bites. One should protect children from Cooks Tree Boa because of the painful bites it inflicts. It is a good pet because of its small size and colorful skin.