Young parrot rescued from grips of invasive boa snake

A biologist came upon the scene in Puerto Rico. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Red-tailed boas are considered apex predators in Puerto Rico, putting native populations at risk. In the Maricao State Forest on the western end of Puerto Rico, a biologist encountered a flock of parrots in a panic. Raúl Correa of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service followed the chaotic squawks and found a young bird in the grips of a red-tailed boa (). The snake had trapped a juvenile Puerto Rican parrot () on a bamboo stalk.