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Baku Zoological Park

Amazon tree boa

Size and weight

2.5 m

Nutrition

It feeds on small mammals, birds and reptiles

Life Span

About 20 years

Reproduction

During the breeding, the female can deliver up to 18 babies with lengths being around 30-35 cm.

Conservation status

Requires little care

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Found in South America, Columbia, Brazil, Peru and Bolivia

It has the most variable coloration and pattern of all snakes; there are individuals of yellow, reddish-yellow, brown, almost black and light gray colors. They are mainly nocturnal, and lead an arboreal life, which means that they tend to be found in trees and other forms of vegetation.