Some pythons are typically larger and therefore weigh more than boas, although there are some species of pythons that are significantly smaller than boas. Snakes typically do not stop growing only the rate of growth will slow as they age. Boas can reach about three feet in one year. Boa constrictors reach an average of 7 to 10 feet long for females, while males reach between 6 and 8 feet long. The ball python is also known as the royal python is the most common and has an average length of between 3 and 5 feet long for females, while the males reach between 2 and 3 feet long. For instance, Burmese python can grow to reach up to 20 feet long while the pygmy python can reach only 20 inches long. Pythons vary significantly in length depending on species. Ball pythons are popular pets because they are placid and do not grow as big. When boas are handled, they move around, not because they want to escape, but because they are curious. When they are kept as pets, boas are more active compared to pythons. Typically, pythons are afraid of confrontations. In such a case, a boa would be more defensive than a python. However, there is a difference between python and a boa if they are not used to people. They have different colors of red, black, white, grey, or silver with different patterns, which could be striped horizontally, spotted, or striped vertically among many other patternsīoth pythons and boas would rather escape as opposed to attacking when they are confronted. Pythons have different color patterns of deep, brown, and attractive gold markings. For this reason, the boas are also known as red tail boas.

The markings become bigger towards the tail, and the tail could be red.

Boas have shades of brown which could vary from gray to tan. There is a big variation in the appearances of a python and a boa constrictor. Although the two types of snakes are similar, there are several differences. Pythons, on the other hand, refer to a large group of snakes having 31 species which are categorized into eight different genera and therefore there is a big variation in the types of pythons. In total, there are at least 40 species of boa snakes, and the most common one is the boa constrictor. There are few types of boas apart from the boa constrictors. None of the snakes are aggressive, and they live for up to 30 years. Both snakes are considered primitive because they have not changed much during the millions of years they have been around.

Pythons are native to Asia, Africa, and Oceania, while boa constrictors are found mainly in North and South America. Boa constrictors and pythons are large non-venomous snakes found mainly in the tropics, and they kill their prey by constriction.

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