Northern Rubber Boa Idaho

The conservancy s north idaho land steward justin petty was recently lucky enough to find this creature a rubber boa while hiking in the selkirk mountains near boundary creek wildlife management area.

Northern rubber boa idaho.

1 23 2 47 oz 35 70 g color. According to idaho fish and game the northern rubber boa is the only boa in idaho that is where i found my information. May 2 2020 at 8 26 pm. 15 33 inches 38 84 cm weight.

Charina bottae rubber boa. Female northern rubber boas give live birth to two to eight young in the late summer or fall. Idaho s other rattlesnake species the prairie rattlesnake actually do not cause that much damage. The rubber boa is actua.

The rubber boa has retained the club like tail of its erycine ancestors. Thesis california state polytechnic university pomona. The southern rubber boa is found only in a few disjunct areas of california. It may seem strange to find a boa a snake in the same family as the boa constrictor and anaconda in idaho s forests.

Dark brown to tan back. Little seen because of their propensity to remain in burrows idaho s northern rubber boa charina bottae is a snake that fits in the same family as the larger and more commonly known constrictors. It may seem strange to find a boa a snake in the same family as the boa constrictor and anaconda in idaho s forests. Northern rubber boas can also feed on lizard and snake eggs.

Young are born pinkish but darken as they age. 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. Coastal rubber boa northern rubber boa two headed snake. If you have seen a rosy boa in idaho you could report a sighting to idaho fish and game.

Data and apps idaho fish and wildlife information system bringing information to bear on the management and conservation of fish wildlife and plants in idaho. Rubber boas grow to about two feet in length. Northern rubber boa rubber boa southern rubber boa bottanorthern rubber boa bottae umbratica.