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Razorback Boa Bonanza
Monday, July 05, 2010: Lawrence, Kansas - CNAH
CNAH RESEARCH REQUEST Number 190
The Center for North American Herpetology
Lawrence, Kansas
http://www.cnah.org
5 July 2010
BOA CONSTRICTOR BONANZA
As part of my dissertation, I am completing a reproductive study on 16 adult Boa constrictors (10 females, 6 males) from coastal Central America, and would like to offer the snakes to anyone interested in using them for further study or zoological display. All boas were born in captivity from animals collected by Dr. Scott Boback during his dissertation research at Auburn University. He generously donated these boas to me once he had finished and I would like to do the same, if possible. The snakes come from a population that does not grow large in size, so the largest female is approximately 2 meters in length, and most snakes are between 1-2 meters. The females have all been fed varying amounts of Nitrogen-15-labeled L-Leucine in an allocation study. All snakes are in excellent health.
I can ship snakes via Delta Dash, but ask that the recipient of the snakes pay shipping costs. Alternatively, you are welcome to pick up the snakes at our facility in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Please contact me if you have any questions or interest. I will also be attending JMIH in Providence if you would like to speak with me in person.
James Van Dyke
Doctoral Candidate
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Arkansas
601 Science and Engineering Building
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
479-575-2963
juvandy@uark.edu
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