Boiga cyanea
This is a summary that I presented at a conference in the AFTB.
(Sorry if the pictures are too big)
Taxonomy:
Orde: squamate
Suborder: Serpentes
Samille: Colubridae
Subfamily: colubrinae
Genus: Boiga
Species: cyana
Also called: snake green cat's eye
(Duméril et Bibron,Duméril 1854)
Description:
1.50 to 2 meters.
Adult with a beautiful green emerald head, edge scales black, white to yellow belly.
Juvenile green head, orange-brown body.
Long tail.
Gape back very far off behind the eyes "as Joker.
Final mutation + - 12 to 14 months.
Lifespan 15 years + -.
Inside the mouth Black
The Cyana Boiga is venomous (opistoglyphe).
Distribution:
The territory of Boiga Cyana is extensive it is found in China, India, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam etc
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Habitat:
The Boiga lives:
Trees, shrubs, bamboos.
Very often in the plains but also on the coasts.
It is found up to + - 2000 m
Rainforest humidity 70% + -
Temp of 25, 26 ° 30, moist heat 32 °.
It seems that a good cooling between 15 and 20 degrees it is beneficial.
The Venom:
The Cyana Boiga is venomous (opistoglyphe).
Not dangerous, but Caution! (neurotoxic, cytotoxic)
The venom of Boiga presents a significant phospholipase activity (phospholipases are enzymes acting on phospholipids, essential CONSTITUTION membranes) and other enzyme activities slightly or moderately hazardous.
Destruction of cells and therefore tissue necrosis. (cytotoxic).
Achievement of synapses, thus blocking nerve transmission. (neurotoxic)
Opistoglyphe:
With snakes in the posterior maxilla of one or more fangs. In theory, the risk of poisoning is low for humans except for large snakes.
Maintenance:
Terrarium, 60 Long/60Larg/100haut. (SEE MORE)
Temperature of 25 to 30 ° day, 22 to 25 ° at night. (Cool-season winter 15 to 20 °)
+ -. 70% humidity
(Me + I - 45 to 50%), spraying 2-3 times a week to get a good rise of humidity, like a cloudburst. (He loves drinking the drops)
Substrate, fiber and coir dust.
Reproduction:
The male and female should be roughly the same size (hazard ophiophagie).
Nesting box! Two season in February and June, July
The eggs are laid about 42 to 50 days after mating and egg laying usually includes 7-14 eggs.
The eggs measure about 40 * 25mm and should be incubated about 85 days at 28 ° C and 90% humidity
Delayed sexual maturity, 4-5 years for subjects fed normally!
The Juvenille are hard to start, it usually takes a year to feed on it alone.
Me given the size of mini baby I start during the first month gavage tube with the cat box, and as soon as they are tall and + aptent the baby mouse I Gave with mice, but I watch that the mice drank the ugly, the white spot on his belly certify me.
In all my research I have found that there would be very specimens yellow on the belly and under the head which leaves me to believe that there are several localitées as eg the Viridis, given its large territory j 'm convinced.
It should also be noted that the Boiga to open the jaw very much like Heterodon which leaves me to think that one could possibly recognize a wilderness opystoglyphe by this dimorphism.
The information you can read are my experience and can be false in case you notice a mistake please let me know. (Close lack of information about this species)
For P.O.C.C.A
Source:
Website:
http://espacebifide.kazeo.com/Mr Toubeau breeder who sold me all my specimens. (maintenance and reproduction)
DVM David Leduc (Poison)
http://leducveterinaire.kazeo.com/Genus Boiga
http://perso.numericable.fr/ houthoma ~ / fiche_boiga_cyaneaFR.html
