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To: driftdiver

I know, but up in PA the problem is self-correcting. A Boa is a tropical snake and will not survive the winters there unless, possibly, they could ‘den’ up with other Boas.

Chances of that are pretty slim.


43 posted on 08/15/2015 4:03:23 AM PDT by x1stcav (Oh! No! I just learned Freddy Mecury was a queer.)
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To: x1stcav

Boids cannot “den up” like colubrids do.
They are not able to “hibernate”.
They just freeze to death.
They have *very* rigid, high temp needs.


51 posted on 08/15/2015 4:09:43 AM PDT by Salamander (We're ALL Dixie, now.)
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To: x1stcav

“Denning up” will. It help, since snakes are cold blooded and don’t generate any body beat with which to keep each other warm.


66 posted on 08/15/2015 4:25:34 AM PDT by Maceman
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To: x1stcav

Yeah, I envy them on this issue.


86 posted on 08/15/2015 4:39:09 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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