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Skin of the Boa Constrictor from the Coast of Africa

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

August 9, 1822

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 120

Notes:

The Boa constrictor is a New World species, but Africa is home to other constrictor snakes, such as the African rock python (Python sebae), a snake in the family Pythonidae that is native to sub-Saharan Africa, pictured here.

Specimen Type:

Skins

Current Common Name:

African rock python

Current Scientific Name

Python sebae