Baby Northern Rubber Boa

Young are born pinkish but darken as they age.

Baby northern rubber boa. 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. 15 33 inches 38 84 cm weight. It looks rubbery and has a short broad snout and a short blunt tail. 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.

Female northern rubber boas give live birth to two to eight young in the late summer or fall. Newborns are typically 19 to 23 cm 7 5 to 9 1 in long. 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. The northern rubber boas range is not far from my home.

Most rubber boas are glad to be picked up and handled. Coastal rubber boa northern rubber boa two headed snake. They can tolerate cold much better than most snakes. It s a pacific northwest specialty.

The problem is where am i allowed to search for and take them. 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. I live in the san francisco eastern bay area. I ve wanted one to keep ever since.

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. The rubber boa charina bottae fig. However our local species only measures 14 to 30 inches.

5 is a member of the same family as the world s largest snakes including the boa constrictor python and anaconda. They tend to be habitat generalists so finding one under a rock or log in the forest or field is possible. I beleive that most rubber boas in captivity are slightly dehydrated. They are one of the smallest members of the boa family.

Individuals of this species reach maturity in three to five years and may live over 20 years. Look for it under logs and rocks during the day because they mostly hunt at. 1 23 2 47 oz 35 70 g color. They enjoy the warmth of your hands.

Dark brown to tan back. I have a current ca state sport fishing license that allows me to take possess up to two rubber boas. Each baby snake weighs only 7 5 grams and is 7 to 11 inches long. The skin of a well hydrated rubber boa simply looks so much better than one that is slightly dehydrated.

The rubber boa is nocturnal and due to this and its cryptic nature rarely seen. 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. Charina bottae pdf version of this page rarely does a name suit so well. The first picture shows a northern rubber boa.