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Dinero is a Surinam Red-tailed Boa Constrictor.  His natural location is in Surinam, South America. In nature, boa constrictors feed by capturing their prey, and suffocating the prey through constriction. They are not poisonous, although Dinero's bites are painful merely because of the strength of his jaws.

In the wild, their prey is alive. Some owners keep the snakes hunting instincts alive by feeding them live mice and rats. While this may not be a bad idea, nor morally wrong (as some people feel), we found that occasionally the snake may get injured by its prey. Secondly, it may not be ad for young snakes, we didn't feel that a snake Dinero's size should be encouraged to hunt, in case of the snakes escape.

Accordingly, we would buy frozen rats. Thawing them by floating their enclosing baggie in a sink of hot water would thaw the rat. Not only would the rat be thawed, but actually imparted a warmth reminiscent (to the snake) of life. Since boa constrictors see in the infra-red, the warmth of the rat is better detected, and the snake will eat it. We don't know if these snakes would typically eat warm carrion in the wild.
Dinero Stats:
  • Length: 8.5 ft. (Approx.)
  • Girth: ?  
  • Weight: ?
  • Age: 5.5 Years
  • Sex: Female
  • Food: Dinero eats one large rat every 2 weeks
1 Dinero2 Dineros face and underside.
Dinero3 Dinero likes handling ..... when he's not hungry Dinero4 6'2" man ....... 8+ feet of snake

 
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