Common Name: Red-tailed Boa/Common Boa
Scientific Name: Boa constrictor
Type: Reptile
Family: Boidae
Genus: Boa
Diet: Rodents
Life Span: 20 to 30 years with rare cases of 40+
Size: 5.9 to 9.8 feet long
Weight: 22 to 33 lbs
Location: Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, Argentina, Dominica, St. Lucia, and other islands along the coast of South America
![red tail boa side](https://johnhutchingsmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/red-tail-boa-side-e1581729241637.jpg)
![Red-Tail-Boa](https://johnhutchingsmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Red-Tail-Boa.jpg)