Northern Rubber Boa

At a glance

Northern Rubber Boa (Charina bottae) is an IUCN Least Concern reptile with specific harvest rules tracked in 1 of 66 jurisdictions covered by CatchRules.

Confirmed by 5,058 research-grade iNaturalist observations, with California, Oregon, and British Columbia the top jurisdictions by observation count.

Notable details

• The rubber boa is one of only two boa species native to the United States, along with the rosy boa.
• Its blunt, rounded tail mimics a head and is used to distract predators while the real head strikes.
• Adults typically measure 14 to 33 inches, making it one of North America's smallest boas.
• Rubber boas give birth to 2 to 8 live young rather than laying eggs.
• They are known for entering rodent nests and fending off adult mice with their tail while eating the pups.

Where Northern Rubber Boa are seen

• California2,042 iNat obs
• Oregon1,007 iNat obs
• British Columbia462 iNat obs
• Utah413 iNat obs
• Washington410 iNat obs
• Idaho302 iNat obs

Background

The rubber boa (Charina bottae) is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The species is native to the Western United States and British Columbia, Canada.

Background excerpt adapted from Wikipedia's Northern Rubber Boa article (CC BY-SA). Visit Wikipedia for the full entry.

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