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Lichanura trivirgata
"These small attractive snakes attain a length of 39 in (1 m) (though some specimens from the coast of California reach 4 feet), and a large adult has a body width about the diameter of a golf ball. Almost all Rosy Boas have at least some trace of three longitudinal stripes, one down the center of the back, and two on the lower sides. The appearance of these stripes varies widely, from extremely straight and having high contrast with the interspaces, to extremely broken with almost no contrast with the interspaces. Stripe colors can be orange, maroon, rust, brown, or black. Interspace colors can be shades of light to dark gray, yellow, or tan" (Wikipedia).
These snakes are naturally calm living concealed beneath rocks and in crevices to avoid predators and weather.
This snake is friendly and held very often by students in our class. Their naturally friendly nature is an added bonus that makes this snake very calm until it's time to hunt. He eats mice.
Spotted on Oct 14, 2011
Submitted on Mar 18, 2012
4 Comments
wonderful photo and very wonderful information on your snake. Thanks for sharing.
Very nice!
Thank you Teresa. I just added 2 other photos to replace some of the poorer ones also. Hope you like them too. :)
OHHHH. Pretty!