BOA CONSTRICTOR
The boa constrictor, known as "wowla" in Belize, are found countrywide as well as on some of the offshore cayes. They will easily inhabit populated areas where rodents and songbirds are abundant. It belongs to the same family as the python and anaconda. The boa constrictor's life span is about 25 to 30 years. Some Boas live in underground holes while others live in trees. Boas vary in color from brown to gray with irregular saddles down the entire dorsal body. Boas have very large curved teeth for grasping prey before constricting. The Boa Constrictor is the largest snake in Belize, attaining a length of up to twelve feet. Boas feed primarily on birds, rodents and small mammals. They will also feed on lizards and iguanas. When threatened, a Boa will hiss and strike. Although carrying no poison, a bite can be painful. A large female may give birth to as many as fifty young at one time.

CORAL SNAKE
TheCoral Snake, known locally as "bead and coral", prefers the thick leaf litter of the humid southern hardwood forests in Belize. This coral snake has large red bands with small yellow bands and small black bands. The color is brilliant, with the sequence of red, yellow, black. The red bands are always in contact with the yellow bands. The maximum length of this snake does not exceed three feet. The fangs of this snake are short and permanently fixed. The coral snake feeds mostly on other snakes, but will feed on lizards. They have a very strong neurotoxin venom that is very dangerous to humans. This snake is primarily terrestrial or sub-terrestrial, living among the soils of the tropical forest floor. It is primarily nocturnal, but sometimes active at dusk and dawn.