What is the rubber boa?
Rubber Boa is a non -fierce member of the Boa Constrictor family. Generally exceeding 32 inches (80 cm) in length, this lonely, night snake has a strong muscle body. The Rubber Boa, originally from the northwest of the United States and in a small area of the southwestern Canada, lives in forested or forested areas that provide a cold, humid, shady environment with lots of shelters. These snakes are not aggressive for people. As a result, some people keep them as pets. Instead, it wraps around the victim and slowly tightens the muscle body when he exhales the prey, thus choking it. Once the prey is lifeless, the snake releases its coils and swallows the prey of the whole. The favorite source of food is baby mice, preferably before they develop fur. These snakes will also eat young people from other small mammals, birds and reptiles, but they will also consume adult prey and bird eggs if young are rare.
<These snakes are excellent climbers, although not strictly water, they are effective swimmers and easily exceed allwater area in its territory. The rubber BOA generally remains for most of its life in the same territory. This species most often occurs under the rocks, in dark, cold slots or deeply buried in fallen leaves and other organic substances. Most of the day they remain motionless and hidden, they usually become only active and go out at night to hunt prey.
threats for rubber boa include all medium to large birds of prey and mammals, even domestic cats. This species has no effective active defense. When he is attacked, the snake just a curly, with a tail that holds and looks like his head. The head and tail of the rubber boa have a very similar look, because both ends are blunt and the head has small eyes that is difficult to spot. The tail has an ENED hard card and can accept some abuse from predators.
The most effective defense of rubber boa is its color that is usually greenish brown to dark brown and backObviously an impressive camouflage. Their solitary and night nature also allows the snake to avoid many daily predators. Rubber Boas Hibernate in the wild during the colder winter months. They become very lethargic and almost completely inactive. During this period they are extremely vulnerable to the predation, because it takes time for this cold -blooded creature to warm enough to escape.