Baby Northern Rubber Boa

I live in the san francisco eastern bay area.

Baby northern rubber boa.

The rubber boa charina bottae fig. Coastal rubber boa northern rubber boa two headed snake. It is olive green reddish brown or tan to chocolate brown. It s a pacific northwest specialty.

The problem is where am i allowed to search for and take them. 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. Female northern rubber boas give live birth to two to eight young in the late summer or fall.

Most rubber boas are glad to be picked up and handled. However our local species only measures 14 to 30 inches. Young are born pinkish but darken as they age. 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. 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. 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. I beleive that most rubber boas in captivity are slightly dehydrated.

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. They are one of the smallest members of the boa family. They can tolerate cold much better than most snakes. Dark brown to tan back.

As the name suggests they have a dull color body that looks kind of rubbery. Look for it under logs and rocks during the day because they mostly hunt at. The skin of a well hydrated rubber boa simply looks so much better than one that is slightly dehydrated. The first picture shows a northern rubber boa.

1 23 2 47 oz 35 70 g color. 5 is a member of the same family as the world s largest snakes including the boa constrictor python and anaconda. The northern rubber boas range is not far from my home. 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.

Young northern rubber boas move out during spring after their first hibernation and reach maturity at around 2 to 3 years old. Each baby snake weighs only 7 5 grams and is 7 to 11 inches long. Ventral side yellow olive green to orange. Individuals of this species reach maturity in three to five years and may live over 20 years.

Charina bottae pdf version of this page rarely does a name suit so well. They enjoy the warmth of your hands. I ve wanted one to keep ever since. Tiny baby rubber boa.