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.
Rubber boa oregon size.
Biologists identified the snake as a rubber boa.
Like all other reptiles the female of the species is more robust than the male.
Rubber boa attributes size and appearance.
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.
Nomenclature taxonomy a family latin common names b one two or three subspecies.
The male adult grows to a maximum of 21 inches and can weigh 80 grams maximum.
Dark brown to tan back.
2 3 in 2001 a paper 9 was published in which it was proposed that the southern rubber boa is a separate species.
Young are born pinkish but darken as they age.
Interestingly the sharptail snake appears to specialize in feeding on slugs.
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.
Natural history of charina bottae.
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.
They are one of the smallest members of the boa family.
1 23 2 47 oz 35 70 g color.
They can weigh more than double the size of males sometimes grossing 200 grams.
Oregon has 15 native snake species from the beautifully colored california mountain kingsnake to the rubber boa a constrictor.
Rubber boa is rare sight for hikers along clackamas river rubber boas are not uncommon in oregon.
Coastal rubber boa northern rubber boa two headed snake.
The rubber boa s size.
A natural history of the rubber boa charina bottae.
This snake is the smallest species in the boa family.
1 original description of the species.
They can tolerate cold much better than most snakes.
When they are full grown rubber boas range between 12 28 inches long and will weigh 70 80 grams.
15 33 inches 38 84 cm weight.
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They tend to hide during the day and explore during the evening.
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The female rubber boa is much longer and the largest one is 26 inches.
