Akinboade and Dipeolu (1) described an infection by Trichomonas intestinalis in snakes from Africa; Tomanovic and Paunovic (8) detected Trichomonas infection in one specimen of Eunectes murinus ...

This finding supports the theory that boas began as small-bodied species before evolving into the large constrictors we see today. “We learn quite a bit more about Boidae evolution in the broad sense, ...

“We learn quite a bit more about Boidae evolution in the broad sense,” Caldwell noted. “It seems that they probably started out as relatively small-bodied snakes, which is interesting.” The new genus ...