Conservation
All Boa constrictors fall under CITES and are listed under CITES Appendix II, except B.c.occidentalis which is listed in CITES Appendix I.
In some regions Boa constrictor numbers have been severely hit by predation from humans and other animals, and over collection for the exotic and snake skin trades. However most populations are not under threat of immediate extinction, thus why they are within Appendix II rather than Appendix I.
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