 The Conception Bank silver boa is largely arboreal and has been found in silver palm "Coccothrinax argentata" and gumbo-limbo "Bursera simaruba".The species is known from six individuals encountered in July 2015 by a research team from Harvard University, and from the type series of two individuals collected in October 2015.It has been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and is considered "Critically Endangered" in view of its small area of occurrence as well as potential threats posed by introduced species, habitat loss, and (illegal) pet trade.