Rubber Boa Snake Montana

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Rubber boa snake montana.

Like those snakes it kills prey by squeezing it to death with its muscular body and swallows the meal whole. One of the earliest of the boa species even older than the much larger boa constrictor this small reptile is found widely across north america. The northern rubber boa charina bottae range is limited to the western one third of montana. Also known as the western rattlesnake the prairie rattler is found in open arid country and ponderosa pine savannahs.

The rubber boa s common name comes from its rubbery appearance the result of small smooth scales and somewhat loose skin. Montana only has ten native snake species namely the common gartersnake thamnophis sirtalis gophersnake pituophis catenifer north american racer coluber constrictor northern rubber boa charina bottae plains gartersnake thamnophis radix. Meet the rubber boa. 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.

They are fairly small snakes growing between one and two feet in lengths. The southern rubber boa is found only in a few disjunct areas of california. Rattlesnake bites are extremely rare. Montana s rubber boa is the northernmost relative of the giant boa constrictor and anaconda of south america.

The reason it appears rubbery is because of its loose skin with hundreds of tiny smooth scales that gives the reptile a smooth glossy appearance. It often dens on south facing slopes in areas with rock outcrops. 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. Yellowstone nature notes 8 9.

The rubber boa has retained the club like tail of its erycine ancestors. Use the promo code animalwonders during the sign up process t. Snakes play in our environment and to be safe around snakes. Of the ten snake species that live in montana only the prairie rattle snake is venomous.

The rubber boa is a snake that actually looks like a long elongated rubber tube. Amphibian and reptile survey on selected montana bureau of reclamation impoundments.