Rubber Boa Montana

They are visual hunters and are active during daylight hours.

Rubber boa montana. Yellowstone nature notes 8 9. The northern rubber boa charina bottae range is limited to the western one third of montana. Montana s rubber boa is the northernmost relative of the giant boa constrictor and anaconda of south america. The rubber boa s common name comes from its rubbery appearance the result of small smooth scales and somewhat loose skin.

The rubber boa charina bottae is a snake in the genus charina of the family boidae. A new record for the rubber snake charina bottae. Amphibian and reptile survey on selected montana bureau of reclamation impoundments. They are fairly small snakes growing between one and two feet in lengths.

Range of the north american racer. The rubber boa has retained the club like tail of its erycine ancestors. They prefer areas with grasslands and sagebrush where insects and rodents are abundant. Montana department of fish wildlife and parks nongame program.

The southern rubber boa is found only in a few disjunct areas of california. Leave a comment cancel reply. 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. The rubber boa is a snake that actually looks like a long elongated rubber tube.

The rubber boa snake could not have been given a more appropriate name as its loose and wrinkly skin does give the feeling that it is made of rubber. In montana this boa is found in western and. Meet the rubber boa. The reason it appears rubbery is because of its loose skin with hundreds of tiny smooth scales that gives the reptile a smooth glossy appearance.

One of the earliest of the boa species even older than the much larger boa constrictor this small reptile is found widely across north america. Northern rubber boa boas have a brown dark brown or olive coloration. Like those snakes it kills prey by squeezing it to death with its muscular body and swallows the meal whole. The genus charina consists of four species three of which are found in north america and one species found in africa.

Found throughout montana at elevations below 6 600 feet fig.