BOA CONSTRICTOR PINK SKIN

The wet, dense forests of the Pacific Coast Ecoregion and the dry, shrubsteppe, habitats of the central Columbia Basin are not considered typical rubber boa habitat, but the species has been found in both. They are common in some areas and apparently absent from others. Their distribution is patchy in Washington. Northern rubber boas are found in a variety of habitats including prairies, shrubsteppe, grasslands and forests of various types. Racers are fast, aggressive snakes that will strike and bite if cornered or handled, whereas rubber boas are slow, non-aggressive snakes.įor more details, see the Washington Herp Atlas. The northern rubber boa may be confused with the western yellow-bellied racer ( Coluber constrictor mormon). Racers differ in having large eyes, large dorsal scales, and a tail that tapers to the tip. Females are larger than males, and juveniles resemble adults but are pinkish in coloration. The underside is yellow or cream and may have dark mottling.

The top of the snake is uniformly tan, brown, olive, gray, charcoal or rosy pink.

BOA CONSTRICTOR PINK SKIN

The species’ loose and wrinkled skin gives it a rubbery appearance and feel.

It has a blunt tail that is similar in appearance to the head-which may serve to confuse predators, therefore, protecting the head. It is a thick-bodied snake with small eyes and tiny scales. In the Northwest, this snake rarely exceeds about two feet in length. Monofilament recovery and recycling programĪ biologist holds a rubber boa to show the snake's yellow underside.

Boa constrictor pink