Northern Rubber Boa Range

It is also found in moist sandy areas along rocky streams.

Northern rubber boa range. To the south the snake ranges across the northwestern u s as far south as northern california. Ventral side yellow olive green to orange. Northern rubber boas feed on a variety of small prey including rodents birds lizards and the eggs of lizard and snakes. It is mobile at night at low body temperatures but requires high temperatures for digestion and successful gestation suggesting complex physiological adaptations to temperature.

It seems most likely they would be c. Bottae but stebbins mcginnis 2012 state that c. Rubber boas appear quite different visually than any other species that share the same range except maybe for the southern rubber boa and thus are usually easy to identify. Rubber boas were found in 2006 and 2010 at montana de oro on the coast of san luis obispo county with photo confirmation in 2010.

Distribution edit rubber boas are the most northerly of boa species. Charina bottae pdf version of this page rarely does a name suit so well. The northern rubber boa is found in a variety of habitats including woodlands montane forests and grasslands. Most sightings occur around the hot springs area.

1 23 2 47 oz 35 70 g color. Score f 20 000 200 000 km squared about 8 000 80 000 square miles. It prefers loose soil that it can burrow into. Main threat is over collection for the pet trade although it is currently illegal to sell wild caught northern rubber boas in the united states.

15 33 inches 38 84 cm weight. 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. Kootenay national park is the northern limit of its range and the hot pools provide it with a rare and much needed source of heat. Northern rubber boas are common species with seemingly healthy populations throughout their wide range.

Title northern rubber boa range cwhr r046 ds1753 publication date 2016 02 0100 00 00 presentation formats digital map fgdc geospatial presentation format vector digital data other citation details these are the same layers as appear in the cwhr system software. Please do not stress the snake by picking it up. Score u unknown. Umbratica occurs in the northern part of the south coast range which should include montana de oro but until someone gets a permit to take a dna sample from one of these.

Comment 192 908 square kilometers from natural heritage program range maps. Dark brown to tan back. Young are born pinkish but darken as they age. The northern rubber boa is cold tolerant.

Some northern rubber boas have even been recorded with body temperatures less than 44 f.