Rubber Boa Snake California

The rubber boa is a snake that actually looks like a long elongated rubber tube.

Rubber boa snake california.

The southern rubber boa subspecies is currently listed as threatened by the ca df g and therefore protected by california law although evidence exists that they are abundant and range further than currently published. The rubber boa is a primitive snake compared to its much larger relatives native to latin america which include the boa constrictor emerald tree boa and green anaconda. These tiny spurs are more obvious on males than females. 1 23 2 47 oz 35 70 g color.

2 3 in 2001 a paper 9 was published in which it was proposed that the southern rubber boa is a separate species. Active on the surface mostly at night often at low temperatures for snakes. Rubber boas do not have venom that is dangerous to most humans. The california departent of fish and wildlife described the range of the southern rubber boa charina umbratica in a 2004 document which has now been removed.

I caught a rubber boa one summer while on a week long boy scout camping trip to camp diamond o in the california sierra foothills. As evidence of this relationship the rubber boa has tiny vestigial remnant limbs on either side of its vent. Rubber boas are thick bodied blunt tailed slow moving snakes found in moist areas in grassland chaparral woodland and forest. The rubber boa charina bottae is a non venomous mild mannered snake only found in british columbia and the us north west the name charina is derived from greek meaning graceful.

For questions on keeping or breeding rosy sand rubber boas please check out the rosy sand rubber boa forum or to look at photos uploaded by users or to upload your own check out the boa photo gallery. This family includes among others reticulated pythons and anacondas. Ventral side yellow olive green to orange. Young are born pinkish but darken as they age.

A true boa constrictor the rubber boa belongs to a famous family of snakes. It had to be released before i returned home. The rubber boa has retained the club like tail of its erycine ancestors. 15 33 inches 38 84 cm weight.

I later discovered that the scout i shared a tent with took it home. The southern rubber boa is found only in a few disjunct areas of california. Dark brown to tan back. Popular pets these live bearing snakes come in a variety of natural colors and variations as well as a number of morphs and cultivars.