Full Grown Northern Rubber Boa

The southern rubber boa is found only in a few disjunct areas of california.

Full grown northern rubber boa.

Young are born pinkish but darken as they age. Rubber boas were found in 2006 and 2010 at montana de oro on the coast of san luis obispo county with photo confirmation in 2010. Part 4 of the herping california series. You know it is a strange fall in montana when you find a northern rubber boa snake out and about close to halloween.

When they are full grown rubber boas range between 12 28 inches long and will weigh 70 80 grams. Coastal rubber boa northern rubber boa two headed snake. Boas are heavy bodied constrictor snakes some of which can grow to great lengths and attain notable weight. 1 23 2 47 oz 35 70 g color.

Dark brown to tan back. Shay and i were combing the woods for a. Ventral side yellow olive green to orange. Young northern rubber boas move out during spring after their first hibernation and reach maturity at around 2 to 3 years old.

Hunters from certain native american tribes wore northern rubber boa tails as charms believing they would help protect against grizzly bears. It seems most likely they would be c. Indonesian tree boa 79 99. 15 33 inches 38 84 cm weight.

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. The rubber boa has retained the club like tail of its erycine ancestors. Umbratica occurs in the northern part of the south coast range which should include montana de oro but until someone gets a permit to take a dna sample from one of these. This time we find a northern rubber boa as well as a few other cool finds.

We have one of the greatest selections you will find including redtail boas emerald tree boas amazon tree boas kenyan sand boas rosy boas and more. Rubber boa attributes size and appearance. Bottae but stebbins mcginnis 2012 state that c. 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.