These absolutely beautiful snakes are baby BOA CONSTRICTORS just like the fabulous Boaz!  They were both born on July 18th 2008 and were bred by good friends of mine in Stoke-on-Trent.  All boas give birth to live babies, unlike pythons and many other snakes which lay eggs.  These are just two of 25 babies which the female gave birth to all on the same day!!

The pictures below show just how tiny they are, fitting in the palm of my hand!  I received them on October 18th 2008, when they were just three months old, and they weighed 83g and 90g. This is quite different to the 5.8kg or 5,800g which Boaz weighed on the same day, in fact this is equal to only about 1.5% of Boaz' body weight!!!

I've not yet decided on names for these two but will update this page as and when I do.  The problem with snakes is that it is impossible to tell whether they are male or female just by looking at them, and the only way to be sure is to insert a sterilised metal rod or probe inside their bottom.  This is something which I am not experienced in doing and therefore will not do, as the snake can be badly injured if you get it wrong.  For the time being I am quite happy to not know whether they are male or female and I will think of neutral names for them! 

One day I discovered the two of them sat together in a huddle, it looked like they were cuddling each other and I thought it was really cute...

The pictures below show how beautiful the tail markings of these babies are, with the rich orangey-red colour being one of my favourite things about baby boas!  They also have a lovely pale pink-coloured tint to their skin at the moment, which you can see particularly clearly in the two pictures above.

I will update this page to show how these lovely snakes grow and change in the coming months!