64: Round Island Boas

CritterCast

For Episode 64 of CritterCast, Cassie and Koreena slither back to the world of reptiles! But we take a slightly different approach. Instead of delving into a ton of facts, we discuss the Round Island Boa…which is a species we don’t know that much about. Why? Why would we want to dedicate an entire episode to a species we don’t know much about? Because we learned about an amazing organization called Edge of Existence, which you are definitely going to want to hear about.

Sources:

• https://www.edgeofexistence.org/what-is-edge/
• https://www.edgeofexistence.org/science/
• http://www.edgeofexistence.org/species/round-island-keel-scaled-boa/#overview
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_Island_boa
• https://www.reptilesmagazine.com/keel-scaled-boa-down-listed-to-vulnerable-thanks-to-conservation-efforts/
• http://wildlife.durrell.org/animals/reptiles/round-island-boa/
• https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1983-22763-001
• http://wildlife.durrell.org/blog/hello-from-mauritius/
• https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/splitjaw-snake-bolyeriidae#:~:text=The%20splitjaw%20snake%20has%20an,teeth%20can%20stay%20in%20place.