Rubber Boa Snake California

Rubber boas do not have venom that is dangerous to most humans.

Rubber boa snake california. Young are born pinkish but darken as they age. These tiny spurs are more obvious on males than females. 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 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.

The southern rubber boa is known from several localities in the san bernardino mountains in san bernardino county near idyllwild in riverside county and on mount pinos in kern county. The southern rubber boa is found only in a few disjunct areas of california. 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. Popular pets these live bearing snakes come in a variety of natural colors and variations as well as a number of morphs and cultivars.

The rosy boa charina trivirgata or lichanura trivirgata is a species of snake in the family boidae the rosy boa is native to the american southwest and baja california and sonora in mexico the rosy boa is one of only two species in the boa family native to the united states the other being the rubber boa charina bottae. It had to be released before i returned home. The rubber boa is a snake that actually looks like a long elongated rubber tube. Ventral side yellow olive green to orange.

Dark brown to tan back. A true boa constrictor the rubber boa belongs to a famous family of snakes. This family includes among others reticulated pythons and anacondas. The rubber boa has retained the club like tail of its erycine ancestors.

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 later discovered that the scout i shared a tent with took it home. Active on the surface mostly at night often at low temperatures for snakes. 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.

Coastal rubber boa northern rubber boa two headed snake. As evidence of this relationship the rubber boa has tiny vestigial remnant limbs on either side of its vent. 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. Rubber boas are thick bodied blunt tailed slow moving snakes found in moist areas in grassland chaparral woodland and forest.