Baby Northern Rubber Boa

15 33 inches 38 84 cm weight.

Baby northern rubber boa.

They can tolerate cold much better than most snakes. Rubber boas are non venomous stout bodied species of snakes belonging to the boidae family found in the western united states and british columbia canada. Coastal rubber boa northern rubber boa two headed snake. The problem is where am i allowed to search for and take them.

However our local species only measures 14 to 30 inches. The rubber boa is nocturnal and due to this and its cryptic nature rarely seen. I ve wanted one to keep ever since. It looks rubbery and has a short broad snout and a short blunt tail.

I have a current ca state sport fishing license that allows me to take possess up to two rubber boas. Most rubber boas are glad to be picked up and handled. 1 23 2 47 oz 35 70 g color. Individuals of this species reach maturity in three to five years and may live over 20 years.

The first picture shows a northern rubber boa. Look for it under logs and rocks during the day because they mostly hunt at. They are one of the smallest members of the boa family. The common name is derived from their skin which is often loose and wrinkled and consists of small scales that are smooth and shiny these characteristics give the snakes a.

As the name suggests they have a dull color body that looks kind of rubbery. Charina bottae pdf version of this page rarely does a name suit so well. 5 is a member of the same family as the world s largest snakes including the boa constrictor python and anaconda. The rubber boa charina bottae fig.

They tend to be habitat generalists so finding one under a rock or log in the forest or field is possible. The skin of a well hydrated rubber boa simply looks so much better than one that is slightly dehydrated. Between 35 and 80 cm long and fairly thick bodied the rubber boa resembles a rubbery tube with a slight taper at each end similar in shape to what you d roll out of a ball of clay. I live in the san francisco eastern bay area.

They enjoy the warmth of your hands. Female northern rubber boas give live birth to two to eight young in the late summer or fall. I beleive that most rubber boas in captivity are slightly dehydrated. Young northern rubber boas move out during spring after their first hibernation and reach maturity at around 2 to 3 years old.

Rubber boas are one of the smaller boa species adults can be anywhere from 38 to 84 cm 1 25 to 2 76 ft long. Tiny baby rubber boa. It is olive green reddish brown or tan to chocolate brown. Each baby snake weighs only 7 5 grams and is 7 to 11 inches long.

Young are born pinkish but darken as they age. Northern rubber boas breed after emerging from hibernation in march and april and females give birth to between two and eight young in late summer. Dark brown to tan back. The northern rubber boas range is not far from my home.