Como Zoo’s Emerald Tree Boas are one
year old!  Twenty neonates were born in January 2013 from
the same parents who had offspring in 2011.  Emerald tree boas are born brick red
and start changing color around 6-9 months of age; with red becoming orange and
eventually green; a process called ontogenesis.  The white markings do not
change from juvenile to adulthood.   Many species of snakes