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Colombian rainbow boa - head closeup, Uraba, Colombia We love night tours in the jungle, they are some of our favorite type of hikes. Yet we tread carefully. We don&#039;t go crawling through tall grass at night (to avoid ticks and snakes). We don&#039;t lean on trees, and we avoid the most dense bushes to not walk into all kinds of unexpected things.<br /> <br /> Not so much for the Band Brothers, two brothers that guided us in Uraba, who took a no fear approach to discovering nature. On this awesome night tour, William pulled this glorious rainbow boa from the dense bushes.<br /> <br /> You can see the rainbow iridescence the species is named after. Full body:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58668/colombian_rainbow_boa_uraba_colombia.html" title="Colombian rainbow boa, Uraba, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/58668_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=w9DVOw7xGCwuo%2B44IVUwszXuuGQ%3D" width="200" height="116" alt="Colombian rainbow boa, Uraba, Colombia We love night tours in the jungle, they are some of our favorite type of hikes. Yet we tread carefully. We don&#039;t go crawling through tall grass at night (to avoid ticks and snakes). We don&#039;t lean on trees, and we avoid the most dense bushes to not walk into all kinds of unexpected things. <br /> <br /> Not so much for the Band Brothers, two brothers that guided us in Uraba, who took a no fear approach to discovering nature. On this awesome night tour, William pulled this glorious rainbow boa from the dense bushes.<br /> <br /> This shot shows most of the body from this constrictor. You can see the rainbow iridescence the species is named after.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58670/colombian_rainbow_boa_-_closeup_uraba_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58669/colombian_rainbow_boa_-_head_closeup_uraba_colombia.html Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco &amp; Pacific region,Epicrates maurus,South America,Uraba,Urab&aacute;,World" /></a></figure><br /> Another closeup:<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58670/colombian_rainbow_boa_-_closeup_uraba_colombia.html" title="Colombian rainbow boa - closeup, Uraba, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/58670_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=9zMkUpJ0xqquaj5nDMUD7pY8pOI%3D" width="200" height="106" alt="Colombian rainbow boa - closeup, Uraba, Colombia We love night tours in the jungle, they are some of our favorite type of hikes. Yet we tread carefully. We don&#039;t go crawling through tall grass at night (to avoid ticks and snakes). We don&#039;t lean on trees, and we avoid the most dense bushes to not walk into all kinds of unexpected things.<br /> <br /> Not so much for the Band Brothers, two brothers that guided us in Uraba, who took a no fear approach to discovering nature. On this awesome night tour, William pulled this glorious rainbow boa from the dense bushes.<br /> <br /> You can see the rainbow iridescence the species is named after. Full body:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58668/colombian_rainbow_boa_uraba_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58669/colombian_rainbow_boa_-_head_closeup_uraba_colombia.html Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco &amp; Pacific region,Colombian rainbow boa,Epicrates maurus,South America,Uraba,Urab&aacute;,World" /></a></figure> Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Colombian rainbow boa,Epicrates maurus,South America,Uraba,Urabá,World Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Colombian rainbow boa - head closeup, Uraba, Colombia

We love night tours in the jungle, they are some of our favorite type of hikes. Yet we tread carefully. We don't go crawling through tall grass at night (to avoid ticks and snakes). We don't lean on trees, and we avoid the most dense bushes to not walk into all kinds of unexpected things.

Not so much for the Band Brothers, two brothers that guided us in Uraba, who took a no fear approach to discovering nature. On this awesome night tour, William pulled this glorious rainbow boa from the dense bushes.

You can see the rainbow iridescence the species is named after. Full body:

Colombian rainbow boa, Uraba, Colombia We love night tours in the jungle, they are some of our favorite type of hikes. Yet we tread carefully. We don't go crawling through tall grass at night (to avoid ticks and snakes). We don't lean on trees, and we avoid the most dense bushes to not walk into all kinds of unexpected things. <br /> <br /> Not so much for the Band Brothers, two brothers that guided us in Uraba, who took a no fear approach to discovering nature. On this awesome night tour, William pulled this glorious rainbow boa from the dense bushes.<br /> <br /> This shot shows most of the body from this constrictor. You can see the rainbow iridescence the species is named after.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58670/colombian_rainbow_boa_-_closeup_uraba_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58669/colombian_rainbow_boa_-_head_closeup_uraba_colombia.html Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Epicrates maurus,South America,Uraba,Urabá,World

Another closeup:

Colombian rainbow boa - closeup, Uraba, Colombia We love night tours in the jungle, they are some of our favorite type of hikes. Yet we tread carefully. We don't go crawling through tall grass at night (to avoid ticks and snakes). We don't lean on trees, and we avoid the most dense bushes to not walk into all kinds of unexpected things.<br /> <br /> Not so much for the Band Brothers, two brothers that guided us in Uraba, who took a no fear approach to discovering nature. On this awesome night tour, William pulled this glorious rainbow boa from the dense bushes.<br /> <br /> You can see the rainbow iridescence the species is named after. Full body:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58668/colombian_rainbow_boa_uraba_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58669/colombian_rainbow_boa_-_head_closeup_uraba_colombia.html Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Colombian rainbow boa,Epicrates maurus,South America,Uraba,Urabá,World

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    Christine Young
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    Gorgeous! Posted 7 years ago

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The Colombian rainbow boa

Epicrates maurus is a species of non-venomous constrictor, in the family Boinae, found in Amazon region of South America. Common name is Colombian rainbow boa. While a terrestrial species, with its moderate size and weight it has a semi-arboreal life. Rainbow boas are known for their attractive iridescent sheen on their scales in the sunlight.

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Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Mar 29, 2018. Captured Oct 26, 2017 18:09.
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  • NIKON D810
  • f/11.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm