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The Amazon Tree Boa is a non-venomous snake native to South America. With the largest niche of any Amazonian snake, the Amazon Tree Boa is listed as Least Concern. In fact, the Amazon Tree Boa seems to thrive in deforested areas, one of the lead causes of concern in its native region, preying on rats in plantations and sugarcane fields. Compared to most other constrictors, the Amazon Tree Boa is quite small, without the same kind of mass that renders others so fearsome. However, the Amazon Tree Boa makes up for it in other ways. Males have spurs under their tails they can flail, and all have the ability to spread a foul smelling liquid. The teeth of the Amazon Tree Boa are very long and thin, making their bites very painful. The Amazon Tree Boa is popular as a pet, due to its brilliant colors, but requires a humid environment, so as to not dehydrate, and tend to be very aggressive, and so are not recommended as pets for the amateur.