How do I know that I bought a Guyanan? :)

[Needles]

I was at a reptile show, and bought what the guy told me was a Guyanan Redtail Boa, paid $200...

I know a decent amount about snakes but when it comes to distinquishing the different species of Redtails I cant tell unless the snake is pretty distinctly one or the other.

Ive owned a Columbian in the past and Im 90% sure this isnt a Reg Col, unless it just has really really good coloring

It has a pinkish hue to it all over, its light greyish brown color, with very dark red saddles, with a very distinctly white/red banded tail.

It also has little pinkish spots just under each eye, it changes color from real light greyish brown to a darker greyish brown with black speckles.

Obviously I know its hard to distinquish if its a true Guy without a pic, but alas I have no scanner/webcam

So Please just give me some information thatll help take away the doubt

Thanks all,

Edit: its greyish/brownish color

[___LEE___]

Re:How do I know that I bought a Guyanan?

i would suggest getting a digital camera off of a friend and take the pic and put it up. It is hard for the pros on here to tell what morph it is or looks like without a pic. just a suggestion though maybe clay can tell u without a pic or maybe another admin will be able to. ;D

[sclark]

Re:How do I know that I bought a Guyanan?

Hi Needles,

And welcome to the forum.

Like it was stated, it is so hard to give more then a wild guess without seeing it first in a pic. There are so many different colored normal boas, crosses, etc.

It almost sounds (100% guess) like a Hogg island cross. But it is a guess.. try to get an image and show us, it would help alot.. BTW, how many saddles does your guy have?

Steve

[ClayEnglish]

Re:How do I know that I bought a Guyanan?

Another good detective scenario is to load www.google.com and search for guyanan boa constrictors..

Look at other people's guyanan boas and compare them to yours..

Without a pic for other people to help you, the best you can do is use other's peoples pictures to compare with yours..

Good luck