Scientists are revealing how the Amazon tree boa's skin scales help it move and hunt in the rainforest. These scales have different textures on different body parts. This helps the snake grip branches ...

The Amazon Basin Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus batesii) can be found throughout South America, residing in the vast rainforests. Because they’re non-venomous, it’s almost no wonder that reptile lovers ...

OAKLAND (CBS SF) – Three Amazon tree boas that were illegally transported from South America to Florida have found a new home at the Oakland Zoo. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agents seized the ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Three reptiles you probably wouldn't want to run into in the wild have a new home at the Oakland Zoo. The Amazon tree boas were smuggled out of South America and confiscated ...

Deep in the Amazon canopy, a shy tree boa moves with silent confidence. Its body glides across branches that shift with the passing winds. According to scientists, this is not some simple trick of ...

Three Amazon tree boas are the newest addition to the Reptile and Amphibian Discovery Room at the Oakland Zoo. The zoo acquired the snakes after they were smuggled out of South America and illegally ...

Deep in the Amazon rainforest lives the Amazon tree boa, a remarkable arboreal snake that seems almost custom‑designed for life among branches and vines. As it twists and coils through the foliage, it ...