Identification of Amazon Tree Boa

  1. The Amazon Tree-Boa (Corallus hortulana) can be identified from most other Amazonian snakes by having a triangular-shaped head wider than the neck, vertical pupils, heat-sensitive pits on the lips, compressed body in lateral view, and a prehensile tail (=capable of grasping). Corallus hortulana is a polychromatic boa.

2. Learn more about Amazon Tree Boas by clicking the tabs below. Amazon Tree Boas have a very thin body and a large, triangular-shaped head with long, sharp teeth and large, bulging eyes. They can be found in a wide variety of colors and patterns. The base color varies from pale tan to black with tinges of yellow or red.

3. Their base color can be black, brown, gray, red, orange, or yellow with speckles, bands, saddles, chevrons, or rhomboid shapes – or have no pattern at all.

4. The Amazon tree boa is a non-venomous snake but is known for being very aggressive. They will often hang from trees in an S- shape in order to strike at prey. They have heat sensing pits on each side of their face that they use to sense heat when hunting at night.

5. The body of the adult emerald tree boa is green with a white, irregular stripe and white transverse bands or splotches on its dorsal surface. It has a yellow underbelly. Young are born red or orange in color and transition to green at about 4-12 months.

6. Emerald tree boas were given the scientific name “caninus” due to their dog-like appearance in profile. Emerald tree boas have large heat sensors with which they can sense infrared radiation and detect prey. They have a prehensile tail, which they use to secure themselves in a tree, in their distinctive coiled pose.

7. Adult emerald tree boas are a bright green color with paler yellow or white bellies, and some have striking white marks along their backs. As juveniles, these snakes are yellow, orange or red.

8. Amazon tree boas are found in the Amazon region of South America, including Columbia east of Andes, southern Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Trinidad & Tobago, and Costa Rica. They live in forests with high humidity as well as savannas or dry forests.

9. The Amazon tree boa is also known as the Garden tree boa. Amazon tree boas are aggressive and will attack humans without warning, though only adults pose any serious danger to humans as this species is non-venomous.

10. Amazon tree boas inhabit various habitats but remain arboreal in nature. They are often found in low-lying vegetation, bushes and, of course, trees at varying heights.

11. Unlike most snakes that lay eggs, Amazon Tree Boas are viviparous meaning that they give birth to live babies.

12. Despite being a specific color(s) at birth, the truth is that baby Amazon Tree Boas oftentimes can change their appearance and alter their color(s) slightly as they age and mature.










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