Constrictors are dwarfed by their anaconda cousins and grow to around 4 metres in length. Although proficient swimmers, they prefer a more land-based lifestyle and seek safety in mammal constructed burrows. Their colouration depends on habitat and there are many different subspecies. Boa Constrictor Boa Constrictor resting in front of amazon explorers, Yasuni Biosphere Reserve.īoa constrictors are a very distinct snake. Rainbow boas are very popular in the pet trade due to their beautiful colouration.

Can be found inside leafcutter ants colonies. They feed on birds, lizards, and small mammals found in their range of northern and central South America. Rainbow Boas have iridescent scales -it shines at any direction or angle- giving this boa its common name. Rainbow Boa Rainbow Boa, it lives inside leafcutters ants colonies. Juveniles of this species are reddish orange then mature to a magnificent green. They have white markings over their body and are locally common in the Amazon Rainforest. They often use their strength to hang from branches and snatch prey like mammals and birds. Yasuni Biosphere Reserve.Įmerald tree boas live in the trees and blend into the leafy background. Emerald Tree Boa Emerald Tree Boa lives in the canopy, although it can come to lower vegetation. Juveniles are often semi arboreal and even adults are sometimes encountered in bushes and low trees. When cornered or threatened, this species can be very defensive and may exhibit an S-coiled defense display. It can be found near rivers and streams, basking under the sun during the day and lying still while well camouflaged in leaf litter or under forest cover waiting to ambush prey (including rats and mice) that comes within range during the night.

Yasuni Biosphere Reserve.įer-de lance are nocturnal and solitary. Fer-de lance Fer-de-lance resting along the trunk we used for crossing. Strangely for a neotropical pitviper, bushmasters lays eggs as opposed to giving birth to live young. But they can grow to be over 12 ft (3.5 m) making them the longest venomous snake found in the Americas. Bushmaster is a very large snake, often exceeding 6,5 ft (2 m) in length. Photo by our guide Daniel Hicksīushmasters are a formidable South American viper and are the largest venomous snake in the western hemisphere. Bushmasters Bushmaster molting: notice the whitish eye. Bromeliads collects water making a perfect home for frogs. Smart for a snake, there are records of this species investigating bromeliads for their frog prey. Yasuni Biosphere Reserve.Ĭhironius seeks prey in shrubs and trees. Chironius Whip Snake lives in the canopy of the Amazon Rainforest. They include both ground-living and canopy-living diurnal species that mainly prey on frogs but also take lizards and birds.

Snakes in this genus (Chironius) are among the most abundant in all South American forests. Amazon Whip Snake Chironius Whip Snake exploring for prey They hunt mainly at night eating most manageable animals like capybara, peccaries and deer. They seem to choose areas with thick vegetation (grassy areas ), pile of dead logs where they hide. They can grow about 10 metres and have a semi-aquatic lifestyle made possible by the position of their eyes and nostrils on the tops of their head. AnacondaĪnacondas are the world’s heaviest snake at around 250 kg. Calico is ground-dwelling snake, found in the flooded forest of the Yasuni Biosphere Reserve. If you are walking through and spot a whip snakes resting on dead branches across the your path, is a signal of the forest is always in motion, sometimes canoeing along rivers or oxbow lakes and catch sight of a giant anaconda coiled, you cannot help but feel excited. Sumaco Ñahui is a Cloud Forest Restoration Dream to restore a deforested area next to Sumaco National Park & Antisana Ecological Reserve. The Amazon Rainforest snakes has covered every niche the forest has created from the canopy to the ground, inside soil, inside water.

Rainforest boa constrictor