Boa constrictor constrictor Brazil Bessette / Brazilian Boa
Sysnonym: Brazilian Redtail Boa, Brazilian Besette
Origin: Brazil
Size: small to middle (even adult femals are very small with less then 5.6 ft)
Male: up to 4.6 ft
Female: up to 5 ft
Difficulty level: * * * ° ° °
(babys are sensitive and vometeing is a problem, but adults are very robust)
Known variants: Besettes, Schaefer line, true Belem
Peacefulness: * * * * * *
(extremly friendly and peaceful)
Protection status: Appendices II
Significantly: Brazilian Besettes are a small constrictor with long tradition in human hand. They were imported from Eugen Besette in the 1980's.