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Renal Styphlodoriasis in a Boa Constrictor

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1977
SUMMARY Renal styphlodoriasis was diagnosed in a 2½-year-old male boa constrictor (Constrictor constrictor). The snake had been anorexic for 6 months prior to its death. Necropsy revealed numerous hard, white foci of mineralization in the kidneys.
K R, Kazacos, L F, Fisher
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Undifferentiated Carcinoma in the Ovary of a Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor ortoni)

The Journal of Zoo Animal Medicine, 1988
A long-term captive Peruvian red-tail boa constrictor (Boa constrictor ortoni) exhibited anorexia and weight loss prior to sudden death. An undifferentiated carcinoma with characteristics of a granulosa cell tumor was identified. Metastasis was manifested as nodules embedded in par aovar?an mesentery and the surface of the liver.
Scott J. Michaels, Robin Sanecki
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Tongue movements in the common boa (Constrictor constrictor)

Animal Behaviour, 1972
Abstract Tongue movements were studied in Contsrictor constrictor by direct observation and by analysis of motion pictures. Vertical tongue movements consisted of an invariant sequence of protrusion, oscillation up and down, and retraction. Lateral deviation of the tongue occurred only in the company of vertical movements and was correlated with the ...
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Drinking by the Common Boa, Boa constrictor

Copeia, 1993
floor of the oropharyngeal cavity rises, and increasing pressure in the oropharyngeal cavity forces water to the back of the throat and into the esophagus. The expansion and compression stage of the oropharyngeal cavity floor occur in two distinguishable regions.
Kenneth V. Kardong, Joseph E. Haverly
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Captive Husbandry and Breeding of Boa Constrictors, Boa constrictor spp

Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery, 2001
ABSTRACT Since boa constrictors, Boa constrictor spp, have been and continue to be a popular part of herpetoculture it is important for reptile veterinarians to be familiar with their captive husbandry. Appropriate care is outlined in this paper. Breeding techniques are also suggested for those who are interested in captive propagation.
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Use of an ELISA for detection of antibody responses in Argentine boa constrictors (Boa constrictor occidentalis)

American Journal of Veterinary Research, 2003
Abstract Objective —To develop mouse monoclonal and rabbit polyclonal antibodies against immunoglobulin of Argentine boa constrictors and to demonstrate the ability of these reagents to detect antibody responses in boa constrictors by use of an ELISA and western blot analysis.
Brad A, Lock, Linda G, Green, Elliott R, Jacobson, Paul A, Klein   +3 more
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Predation of Alouatta puruensis by Boa constrictor

Primates, 2013
Reports of successful predator attacks on primates are rare. Primates from all major radiations are particularly susceptible to raptors, carnivores, and snakes. Among New World primates, reports of snake predation are limited to medium- and small-bodied species.
Erika Patrícia, Quintino, Júlio César, Bicca-Marques   +1 more
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Clinical and pathological findings in a red-tailed boa constrictor (Boa constrictor constrictor) with a primary neural neoplasm

Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery, 2016
Abstract A 22-year-old red-tailed boa constrictor, Boa constrictor constrictor, was evaluated for neurologic abnormalities including cervical weakness and right-sided optical and thermal blindness. Previous diagnostic testing of this individual had ruled out inclusion body disease of boids as a cause of the neurologic signs.
David Sanchez-Migallon Guzman, Krista A. Keller, David Sanchez-Migallon Guzman, Chris sanders, Nathan Tong, Charles Mohr, Linda Lowenstine, Silvia Siso   +7 more
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ULTRASOUND IMAGING OF THE COELOMIC STRUCTURES IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR (BOA CONSTRICTOR)

Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound, 1993
Transverse ultrasound images from three live boa constrictors (Boa constrictor) were compared to the corresponding gross sections of a euthanized boa constrictor. The snakes were anesthetized, placed into dorsal recumbency, and imaged through the ventral scutes.
Ramiro Isaza, Norman Ackerman, Elliott R. Jacobson   +2 more
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Red-tailed Boa (Boa constrictor)

This is the species account about the Red-tailed Boa (Boa constrictor), a chapter in the Reptiles of Ecuador book. This account summarizes novel as well as historical information (recognition, natural history, distribution, conservation, etymology, and relevant literature) about the species and provides maps and images to facilitate identification of ...
Danna Duque-Torres, Andrés Aponte-Gutiérrez, Tatiana Molina-Moreno   +2 more
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