Anyone know what type of snake this is? I have only seen much smaller black snakes here.
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What type of snake?
According to Dr. Google, it is a Cuban boa.
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A Close Look at the Cuban Boa of Guantanamo Bay
The Cuban boa finds shelter in trees and gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs. The oldest Cuban boa is over 30 years old.
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Looks like a lot of snake there. What part of the island has such fauna?? Hide all small animals!
Probably not native. Maybe a stowaway in the landing gear hold on a Cuba-DR flight. Snake will need to pay the overstay fee when leaving. 
Boa de la Hispaniola. - Fauna Dominicana
Nombre común: Boa de la Hispaniola o Culebra Jabá. Nombre científico: Chilabothrus striatus striatus (Fisher, 1856) Clase: Sauropsida o Reptiles. Orden: Squamata Sub-orden: Serpentes Familia: Boidae Sub-familia: Boinae Género: Chilabothrus Condición: Endémica. Es la más grandes de...
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Must be this one.
We had one similar in our patio two years ago, killed by our two schnauzers about a meter and a half long.
I try to find the picture my wife took.
Only if he has a Credit CardProbably not native. Maybe a stowaway in the landing gear hold on a Cuba-DR flight. Snake will need to pay the overstay fee when leaving.
no kill it. belong here. No invasive. Kills mice rats no harm people.
thats what they said about the bullfrog in Australia LOL Also.... my friend had one like this. eats hardly one rat a month. Useless animal. KILL IT !!!!!
That is a Hispaniola Boa https://animalia.bio/chilabothrus-striatus#:~:text=Chilabothrus striatus, the Hispaniolan boa, is a species,is regularly found in the international pet trade. I have seen several here in the countryside, as well as the bright green ones.
I know it under Caribbean Boa, find a lot here. Harmless and beautiful.
Don't kill it! They do so much good for the environment. We live in an area in Cabarete where we have lots of big trees and they are always in our garden. One of our cats has brought a few small ones into the house and scared the crap out of my wife, to the point where she runs out of the house and won't go back in until it has been removed However, she does not want them killed...not even the cat kills them, just brings them in alive and leaves them as a gift!
However, she does not want them killed...not even the cat kills them, just brings them in alive and leaves them as a gift!
Interesting.
I had no idea such a snake existed.
Learned something new today.
Thanks for sharing.