title: Corallus cookii
text: # Corallus cookii
  
  Corallus cookii, also known as Cook's tree boa or Cooke's tree boa, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Boidae. The species is endemic to the island of St. Vincent in the Caribbean. There are no recognized subspecies.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, cookii, is in honor of English artist and naturalist Edward William Cooke.
  
  ## Description
  
  C. cookii is similar to C. hortulana and C. grenadensis, only smaller, with adults reaching a total length (including tail) of 5 feet (152 cm), and being mainly gray or brown in color. Not more than a few specimens exist in captivity.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  C. cookii is viviparous.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  Endemic to the island of St. Vincent in the Caribbean, C. cookii is known only from a few locations on the island. The type locality given is "West Indies", which was restricted to "St. Vincent" by Henderson (1997).
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitat of C. cooki is forest, but it is also abundant in urban areas. It is found from sea level to an altitude of 500 m (1,600 ft).
  
  