The B.C. Conservation Officer Service found a 1.5-metre-long boa constrictor in Miracle Beach Provincial Park on Thursday.

Rosy boa habitat. Both species of rosy boas are found in the southwestern U.S., but their range differs slightly. Desert rosy boas are found in California, Arizona, and northwestern Mexico.

The fact that a boa species lives in our region is odd enough. After all, rubber boas are related to pythons and anacondas. But the oddness doesn’t stop with its place of residence.

Photos show the new species curled up. Atlantic Forest boa constrictors are “very common” along the eastern coast of Brazil, “even in large and populous cities,” researchers said.

A Boa atlantica, or Atlantic Forest boa constrictor. Photo from Gonzalez, Bezerra de Lima, Passos and Silva (2024) Researchers said they named the new species after the Atlantic Forest region, a ...

Boa constrictors and pythons are running rampant in Puerto Rico as the massive, invasive species are popping up in less hospitable areas across the island — swallowing livestock, pets and native ...

Photos show the new species curled up. Atlantic Forest boa constrictors are “very common” along the eastern coast of Brazil, “even in large and populous cities,” researchers said.

Boa constrictors, which are native to South and Central America, are now common on the west side of the island. Meanwhile, reticulated pythons, the longest snakes in the world known to reach 30 ...

The Conservation Officer Service says it’s investigating the circumstances of the escape, which may result in enforcement ...