Most discussions of utah snakes begin with the warning beware of rattlesnakes.
Rubber boa snake utah.
Rubber boas range from northern utah west to the pacific coast and north to vancouver.
Of the sixteen species recorded in the united states seven live in utah.
It is a small shiny stout snake 12 to 28 inches with very small eyes and a blunt tail.
Many species common elsewhere dwell in isolated pockets in utah.
The rubber boa snake could not have been given a more appropriate name as its loose and wrinkly skin does give the feeling that it is made of rubber.
Juveniles are the size of a crayon.
The rubber boa charina bottae is a non venomous mild mannered snake only found in british columbia and the us north west the name charina is derived from greek meaning graceful.
The scales are small and smooth except for those on the head which are enlarged.
And other info of the rubber boa.
Rubber boas are one of the smallest members of the boa family and one of.
Because the possibility of encountering venomous snakes is so high.
All areas of the state are covered with at least one species.
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.
However the canyons of northern utah are home to the rubber boa one of only two native north american boas.
The rubber boa is a snake that actually looks like a long elongated rubber tube.
Bottae named after paolo emilio botta an italian explorer serving aboard the ship heros as doctor visited california in the 1820 s and published his book observations on the inhabitants of california.
This snake looks and feels like rubber hence its name.
Many snakes are found only in the desert while others live in specific regions of the state.
The rubber boa has retained the club like tail of its erycine ancestors.
The southern rubber boa is found only in a few disjunct areas of california.
Charina derived from greek graceful.
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