Dumeril's boas are a medium-sized boa from the island of Madagascar off of the coast of Africa.  These are neat, even-tempered animals that have a very ornate pattern on their backs.  When babies are born, this pattern is especially high in contrast.  Then it usually fades a little as they get older.

I purchased my Dumeril's from a breeder at the San Diego IRBA show in July of 2000.  They were babies that had been born on my birthday that year (July 18)!  Although Dumeril's have always been on my wish list I hadn't been planning on getting them so soon.  But as I was walking around the show floor with some friends, I saw a group of people surrounding a table making a lot of noise over some snakes that were there.  There was a whole group of baby Dumeril's and they had such sharp, crisp patterns they looked like living African jewelry.  I couldn't resist the impulse.  :)

The pair that I have are nearly identical in color except that the male (pictured above and at the bottom) has a bit more orange and pink to him.  The female (middle picture) has a whole series of connected markings towards the end of her back that look like a series of "W"s.

Both are strong feeders and are growing quickly.  (The trick to buying a bunch of snakes one year is to figure out how to adequately house them the next year when they are all growing up!)

I haven't found any websites that have information specific to Dumeril's boas.  But in my opinion, their care isn't any different from the "normal" boa care.  As I come across good references, I'll post them here.

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