Rainbow Boa
Epicrates cenchria
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Constrictor
- Type
- Boa
- Family
- Boidae
- Genus
- Epicrates
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 11
- How common
- Common
About
Rainbow Boa (Epicrates cenchria) is a non-venomous boa of the family Boidae, found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and 6 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 37 more. Common: recorded in 353 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Gallery Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Wet Savanna
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Semi-Desert
Related snakes
- Brown Rainbow Boa Epicrates maurus
- Eastern Rainbow Boa Epicrates crassus
- Campina Grande Rainbow Boa Epicrates assisi
- Argentinian Rainbow Boa Epicrates alvarezi
- Australiasis amethystinus
- Sistan Sand Boa Eryx sistanensis
- Paleryx depressus
- Anilioides minuatos
- Hispaniolan Vine Boa Chilabothrus ampelophis
- Chiapan Boa Ungaliophis continentalis
- Panamanian Dwarf Boa Ungaliophis panamensis
- Oaxacan Dwarf Boa Exiliboa placata
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.