Latest red-tailed boa research
Newest papers on Boa constrictor in the HerpAtlas research library, updated automatically.
- Arboreal Prey-Handling of Endothermic Prey by Captive Boa Constrictors
William G Ryerson, Cassidy Goulet · Journal of Herpetology · 2021-02
- Ultrasonographic characterization of the organs in the middle third and caudal coelomic cavity of snakes in the Boidae Family
Nathana Beatriz Martins, Lucas Arthur Ricardo Ferreira, Nataly Nogueira Ribeiro Pinto et al. · Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira · 2021-01 · open access
- Caseous Stomatitis Caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Boa constrictor amarali
Nathana Beatriz Martins, Lucas Arthur Ricardo Ferreira, Caroline Lopes Queiroz et al. · ACTA SCIENTIAE VETERINARIAE · 2021-01 · open access
Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a bacterium that belongs to the microbiota of snakes, but it may also be an opportunistic pathogen and contaminate humans through fecal contact, bites, and injuries. In snakes, this microorganism may present high pathogenicity at certain conditions and have…
- Boa constrictor (Boa Constrictor). Diet.
Renoir J. Auguste and Adam Fifi · Herpetological Review · 2021-01
- Reptarenaviruses in constrictor snakes : tissue tropism and immune responses
Yegor Korzyukov · Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja · 2020-12
- Anatomic-radiographic aspects and gastrointestinal transit time in boa constrictor amarali stull, 1932 (Squamata, Boidae)
Vanessa Martins Fayad Milken, M.L.C. Soares, Nathana Beatriz Martins et al. · Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia · 2020-11 · open access
ABSTRACT The goal of this study was to describe the gastrointestinal transit technique in the Boa constrictor amarali. For that purpose, we obtained simple radiographic images of seven serpents, subsequently administering a 25mL/kg dose of barium sulfate and establishing a radiographic sequence at…
- Mycoplasma spp. in captive snakes (Boa constrictor and Bothrops atrox) from Brazil
Bárbara Souza Neil Magalhães, Leandro dos Santos Machado, Arthur de Almeida Figueira et al. · Ciência Rural · 2020-11 · open access
ABSTRACT: Although rare, mycoplasmas are included among the causes of respiratory diseases in reptiles and, in the order Squamata, three reports of these microorganisms causing diseases in pythons have already been reported. This study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of Mycoplasma species in…
- Virtopsy of a gravid Boa constrictor using computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.
Gascho D, Hetzel U, Schmid N et al. · Veterinary and animal science · 2020-10 · open access
This article presents radiologic examinations of a deeply sedated Boa constrictor with boid inclusion body disease (BIBD) as an adjunction to the subsequent necropsy. This method is known as virtopsy. The Boa constrictor in the present case was gravid. Computed tomography (CT) allowed for the…
- Effects of prolonged fasting on postprandial metabolic rates of Boa constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 (Serpentes: Boidae)
Aymam Cobo de Figueiredo, Fábio Cury de Barros, José Eduardo de Carvalho · Herpetology notes · 2020-08
- Disease of Inclusion Bodies in a Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor constrictor) Diagnosed by Histopatology and Electronic Microscopy
Adriana Méndez, Pilar Ramos, Valeria Patiño et al. · Microscopy and Microanalysis · 2020-03
- Boa constrictor (Boa Constrictor). Diet.
Tamí Mott, Herminio Alfredo Leite Silva Vilela, and Arthur Barbosa de Andrade · Herpetological Review · 2020-01
- New aliens in Australia: 18 years of vertebrate interceptions
Adam Toomes, Pablo García‐Díaz, Talia A. Wittmann et al. · Wildlife Research · 2019-12
- Predation by a Boa Constrictor Boa constrictor, on a Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus, in Trinidad, W.I.
Floyd E. Hayes, Renis L. Gabriel · Living World, Journal of the Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club · 2019-12
- Deciphering Geographical Affinity and Reconstructing Invasion Scenarios of Boa imperator on the Caribbean Island of Cozumel
Marco Suárez‐Atilano, Alfredo D. Cuarón, Ella Vázquez‐Domínguez · Copeia · 2019-11
- The Hermit and the Boa Constrictor: Jeremy Bentham, Henry Brougham, and the Accessibility of Justice
Chris Riley · American Journal of Legal History · 2019-10
- Cutaneous mycobiota of boid snakes kept in captivity
B.C. Freire, Viviane Campos Garcia, A.E. Quadrini et al. · Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia · 2019-08 · open access
ABSTRACT Boids are large, constrictor snakes that feed mostly on mammals, reptiles, and birds. These animals are commonly raised as pets, and their improper handling can favor the emergence of fungal infections, which can lead to dermatological diseases that are undiagnosed in nature. Here, we…
- Parasites of Boa constrictor (Squamata: Boidae) captive in Colima, Mexico and their pathological effects
Luis Jorge García-Márquez, Armando Rodríguez-Vázquez, Virginia León‐Régàgnon et al. · Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad · 2019-05 · open access
- Boa constrictor (Boa Constrictor). Diet outside of native range.
Aaron J. Place and Tandy Keenan · Herpetological Review · 2019-01
- Mortality of vertebrate wildlife in the highway Troncal del Caribe, Magdalena, Colombia
María A. Adárraga-Caballero, Luis C. Gutiérrez-Moreno · DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) · 2019-01 · open access
- Boa constrictor (Boa Constrictor). Diet.
Afonso Santiago de Oliveira Meneses, Pedro Paulo de Queiroz Souza, Nathalie Kaladinsky Citeli, and Mariana de Carvalho · Herpetological Review · 2019-01
- Potential seed dispersers: a new facet of the ecological role of Boa constrictor constrictor Linnaeus 1758
Sofia de Oliveira Cabral, Itainara Taili, Viviane Morlanes et al. · Biota Neotropica · 2019-01 · open access
Abstract: The boa (Boa constrictor) is considered a top predator and its diet includes a wide variety of birds, mammals, and other reptiles, all related directly to their availability in the environment inhabited by the snake. Seven boas were found roadkilled on highways adjacent to conservation…
- Potenciais dispersores de sementes: uma nova faceta do papel ecológico de Boa constrictor constrictor Linnaeus 1758
Sofia de O. Cabral, Itainara da S. Freitas, Viviane Morlanes et al. · Biota Neopropica/Biota Neotropica · 2019-01
- Boa constrictor constrictor (Red-tailed Boa). Diet.
Michael T. Wells, Andrew M. Herberg, and Andrew M. Durso · Herpetological Review · 2019-01
- Snake taxonomy in northwestern Peru
Kriss Mariano Calero Romero, Robert Barrionuevo, Armando Fortunato Ugaz Cherre et al. · Manglar · 2018-12 · open access
- Functional analysis of peripheral blood leucocytes of snakes (Boidae and Viperidae) during the process of adaptation to captivity
Marcelo Pires Nogueira de Carvalho · 2018-12
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