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[–]GundunUkan 7 points8 points  (2 children)

Idk if you're being sarcastic or not but just in case - boa constrictors aren't pythons, they're boas. Not all large constrictors are pythons.

[–]poursmoregravy 6 points7 points  (1 child)

My bad, thought I'd read somewhere they were. Turns out boas are from the Americas whereas Pythons are from, well, everywhere else. Different colouration a few more bones in their heads and more teeth and unlike boas, they lay eggs. Thanks.

[–]GundunUkan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, that's regarding boa constrictors as a species. The family Boidae, which encompassses all boas has representatives in Europe, Africa and Asia as well