Virgin Islands Tree Boa By Kailey Conway

Facts A Species Survival Plan was started in This type of Boa is only found in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It grows to about 3 feet in length and is not venomous snake A Species Survival Plan was started in This type of Boa is only found in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It grows to about 3 feet in length and is not venomous snake

Virgin Islands Tree Boa

Scientific Name

The Virgin Islands Tree Boa grows about 3.3 feet in length.

Why is the Virgin Islands Tree Boa Endangered? Their habitat is becoming destroyed. Tree are being cut down. Mongooses are killing them. They are being hunted. People hunt them for sports, clothing, or just for fun. Their habitat is becoming destroyed. Tree are being cut down. Mongooses are killing them. They are being hunted. People hunt them for sports, clothing, or just for fun. These are just some of the reasons The virgin islands tree boa is becoming Endangered

Special Facts Because they are endangered, they are being bread in captive. They like forest with poor rocky soil and steep slopes. During the day they sleep on the ground. They sleep all day and hunt at night. They hunt in a tree, in the dark. Because they are endangered, they are being bread in captive. They like forest with poor rocky soil and steep slopes. During the day they sleep on the ground. They sleep all day and hunt at night. They hunt in a tree, in the dark.