The term "boa" broadly refers to a group ... hooked teeth for gripping prey. Their skin is covered in scales, with patterns and colors varying widely among subspecies, ranging from reds and ...

The skin of a boa constrictor has been discovered by a seven-year-old girl in Oxford. Amelia Drewett found the 5ft (1.5m) length of shed skin while walking with her grandfather in Headington.