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CALABAR GROUND BOA
(was called the Calabar Python)
Calabaria (
was
Charina) reinhardtii
John Fowler &
Rachel Barnes
Distribution:-
West & Central Africa
Comments:-
This was previously believed to be a python, they usually only lays 1 or 2 eggs (rarely 3)
Grows to approximately 1 metres (39 inches)
This is a burrowing species that lives in rainforests and rarely bites.
The Calabar Ground Boa
(Calabaria
reinhardtii)
defends itself by rolling into a tight ball hiding it's head, but raising its tail.
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Calabar python
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