The Super Stripe is a recessive mutation. Origin from the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Most Super Stripe boas are of mixed lineage. They have been bred into Nicaraguan and Colombian boas.
The Super Stripe gene first appeared in the US in the mid 90’s when a collector acquired a reverse stripe boa and a super stripe boa from Central America. After reproducing the two snakes, he found both genes were inheritable in a simple recessive manner. Of the original surviving offspring, most are believed to have made there way to European collections. Super stripe boas are amazing both in color and pattern. While being variable, most are completely striped except for their tails and retain the typical bulls-eye/target pattern along their sides. The dorsal stripe is thick, and ranges from charcoal to red. It runs the length of the body with an almost perfect grey stripe dividing it along the spine, giving the appearance of three stripes. These boas also display a tremendous amount of pink color throughout their bodies. This color intensifies as the animal ages making it more impressive as it matures. We have been working with a simple recessive gene that was proven by Matt Jablonski around 1995. He named it the Super Stripe boa. The name does not reflect a dominant gene, just the fact that at the time it was in his opinion the premier line of stripe boa. The original Super came from Central America, field collected in the Yucatan Penninsula. Description by Anthony LeCompte; Conley Herps, Inc. http://www.conleyherps.com
