Rubber Boa Snakes In Washington State

They are one of the smaller boa species.

Rubber boa snakes in washington state.

These characteristics give the snakes a rubber like look and texture. It s a pacific northwest specialty. Reproduction courtship and mating occurs shortly after snakes emerge from hibernation. Garter snakes rubber boas and western rattlesnakes bear live young from eggs retained in the body until hatching.

Female northern rubber boas give live birth to two to eight young in the late summer or fall. I m local to the area and have never seen a tan color snake. Adults reach 180 centimetres 71 in. I found a snake of some kind on the pacific crest trail in washington state.

Each baby snake weighs only 7 5 grams and is 7 to 11 inches long. The first picture shows a northern rubber boa. All other washington snakes lay eggs in protected areas where the eggs receive enough external heat to hatch. Young northern rubber boas move out during spring after their first hibernation and reach maturity at around 2 to 3.

Young are born from july through september and fend for themselves. The generic name charina is from the ancient greek graceful or delightful and the specific name bottae honors dr. Racers are most often found in dry sunny areas with cover including open woodland open fields hedgerows thickets and wood edges. Henri marie ducrotay de blainville described the rubber boa in 1835.

Bull snake great basin gopher snake pituophis catenifer deserticola. Coastal rubber boa northern rubber boa two headed snake. Botta an italian ship s surgeon explorer and naturalist. Dark brown to tan back.

15 33 inches 38 84 cm weight. The common name is derived from their skin which is often loose and wrinkled and consists of small scales that are smooth and shiny. Nonvenomous but can be aggressive. They tend to be habitat generalists so finding one under a rock or log in the forest or field is possible.

Northern rubber boas can also feed on lizard and snake eggs. All other washington snakes lay eggs in protected areas where the eggs receive enough external heat to hatch. Three additional snakes in washington state get less attention because they live away from population centers and are somewhat secretive in their nature. The western yellow bellied racer coluber constrictor mormon is a subspecies that can be found in eastern washington as well as california nevada western colorado oregon and southern british columbia.

Garter snakes rubber boas and western rattlesnakes bear live young from eggs retained in the body until hatching. The only snakes i m used to seeing are garter snakes. 1 23 2 47 oz 35 70 g color. The family boidae consists of the nonvenomous snakes commonly called boas and consists of 43 species.

Young are born pinkish but darken as they age. No longer present in washington. Young are born from july through september and fend for themselves after hatching.