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ROSY BOA FACTS
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Description
The Rosy Boa is a stocky snake with smooth scales and a blunt tapered tail. The body is gray, cream, tan, yellowish or white with three dark stripes running along the back and sides. The stripes are tan, rose or reddish-brown. The underside is cream or gray with dark flecks. The head is slightly wider than the neck. Males have small spurs on each side of the vent.
Size
length 40cm - 110cm
Environment
arid scrubland, semi-arid shrubland, rocky desert, canyons, rocky areas, stream margins.
Food
eat mainly small mammals such as rats, mice, young rabbits. Sometimes eat birds and lizards.
Breeding
Live-bearing. Young are born between October and November.
Range
The Rosy Boa is found in California , Arizona, and north west Mexico in Baja California and Sonora.
Notes
The Rosy Boa is a harmless docile snake and not prone to biting. They are popular reptile pets, and are frequently bred in captivity. There are numerous color variations available, including albinos.
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Classification
| Class: | Reptilia | | Order: | Squamata (Serpentes) | | Family: | Boidae | | Genus: | Lichanura | | Species: | trivirgata | | Common Name: | Rosy Boa |
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