Boa imperator is a large, heavy-bodied, nonvenomous species of snake, of the boa genus, that is commonly kept in captivity.
Boa imperator is part of the family Boidae and is found in Mexico, Central America and South America west of the Andes Mountains (primarily Colombia). It is commonly called the
northern boa,
Colombian boa and
common northern boa and is frequently and erroneously referred to as the
red-tailed boa or
Colombian red-tailed b
(Wikipedia)