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The boa constrictor (Boa constrictor), red-tailed boa, jibóia (Latin American name) or macajuel (pronounced mah-cah-well) (Trinidadian name) is a species of boa that can grow up to 13 feet (4 meters) long. Though all boa species are constrictors, in that they kill their prey by wrapping around them tightly with their bodies to suffocate them, only one species is properly called a "boa constrictor", and is a rare instance of an animal having the same common and scientific binomial name. Red tailed boas are often kept in captivity by professional and amateur collectors and breeders. |
