

For this reason, the boas are also known as red tail boas. The markings become bigger towards the tail, and the tail could be red. Boas have shades of brown which could vary from gray to tan. There is a big variation in the appearances of a python and a boa constrictor. Although the two types of snakes are similar, there are several differences. Pythons, on the other hand, refer to a large group of snakes having 31 species which are categorized into eight different genera and therefore there is a big variation in the types of pythons. In total, there are at least 40 species of boa snakes, and the most common one is the boa constrictor. There are few types of boas apart from the boa constrictors. None of the snakes are aggressive, and they live for up to 30 years. Both snakes are considered primitive because they have not changed much during the millions of years they have been around. Pythons are native to Asia, Africa, and Oceania, while boa constrictors are found mainly in North and South America. Predator (2004).īoth the DVD and VHS versions have been out of print as of 2010, but they can be found online and at Netflix.Boa constrictors and pythons are large non-venomous snakes found mainly in the tropics, and they kill their prey by constriction. The filmmakers had decided to make a crossover with Python and Boa, involving the two types of snakes fighting each other. Python was released after the success of the Python franchise and the failure of Boa Boa vs. Boa was a critical failure, with reviews citing bad acting and poor special effects.īoa vs.

Jessica Platt-Trentonīoa was released to compete with Python II (2002), a sequel to one of the most popular made-for-television snake movies of all time, Python. Robert and Jessica, bewildered but alive, fly to safety. In the ensuing battle, the snake is ejected from the plane, but Yuri is dragged out with it, and the two fall to their deaths.

Robert, Jessica, and Yuri attempt to escape on the military plane, although the snake sneaks onboard and kills one of the pilots. Meanwhile, Robert and prisoner Patricia O'Boyle, a member of the Irish Republican Army, attempt to escape, although the snake kills Patricia while Robert escapes to the surface. The snake then kills two of the prisoners, but Yuri and Jessica escape to the surface. He finds Jessica alive, and they take her in. Meanwhile, the other group led by Chechen prisoner Yuri Breshcov and his cousin Peter Yuvol who had been arrested at the beginning of the film for attempting to purchase mid-range nuclear missiles for Chechnya. During the escape, one of the prisoners, a “black hat” hacker named Kelly Mitich, attempts to save himself, only to be killed by the snake and accidentally causing another gas explosion, killing Fred. Fred releases the prisoners, and the group devises a plan to escape. Robert returns to the security room and convinces Fred to release the prisoners to help in their escape. Robert and Jessica survive and flee from the snake, but Jessica is seemingly killed. After a skirmish with the snake, a gas pipe ruptures and explodes, killing the remaining security and military members.

A soldier named McCarthy is killed by the snake while his partner Simmons is found shot dead one by one, the other personnel are also killed. The security and military personnel split up and set out to find and kill the snake whilst Robert, Jessica and Fred watch on in the control room. When they arrive at the prison, they discover a group of survivors, led be head of security Quinn and prison warden Fred Riley. They hire paleontologist Robert Trenton and his wife Jessica to assist a military team led by Major Larsten in the search to destroy the snake. The prison sends out a distress call which is received by the United States military. The engineers’ screams can be heard as the snake begins to move further into the prison. Blood drips down from the pipes onto Poluso, causing him to stare up in confusion, just as the snake attacks him and Goodman. Jenkins is stalked and killed by the snake arriving on scene, Poluso and Goodman grumble about being woken up. Jenkins, the guard, hears a strange hissing noise in the tunnels and is sent by Sergeant Quinn, his supervisor, to investigate Jenkins, unnerved, requests backup, causing Quinn to send the engineers, Poluso and Goodman, to help him. The hole is discovered by workers and a guard is placed on it until the engineers can assess the hole and block it up. The snake chews a hole through the ice, enabling it to escape into the prison. In New Alcatraz, the world's most secure prison located in Antarctica, a drilling operation inadvertently releases a giant boa constrictor from a large, hollow rock that had been preserving it in suspended animation.
