Rosy boa snake for sale

Description

Rosy boa snakes for sale online

The desert rosy boa (Lichanura trivirgata) is native to Sonora in Mexico, the American Southwest, and Baja California. It is a species of snake in the family Boidae. This reptile is one of 4 species in the boa family native in the United States, the other three being the two species of rubber boas (Charina), and the coastal rosy boa (Lichanura orcutti).

Distribution and habitat

The species of rosy boa snakes for sale reside in the southwestern U.S., but differs slightly their range. Desert rosy boas are also found in northwestern Mexico, Arizona, and California. Meanwhile, Coastal rosy boas are found in Nevada, California, and Arizona. Both species of boa live mainly in brushlands and rocky scrubs, as well as, desert areas. They prefer to be near spring seeps, canyon floors, and streams. Their habitats are domiciled at elevations ranging to 4,000 feet above sea level.

To stay protected from predators and the elements, Rosy boas prefer to spend most of their lives hiding under rocks and in crevices. Often, they’re spotted on granite outcroppings and other types of rock in some cases. They will hide in rodent burrows if they’re in an area where there are no rocks.

Description

The rosy boa is a small snake that reaches a total length of 17–44 in (43–112 cm). The actual length differs depending on the subspecies. One of the smaller members of the family Boidae is the desert rosy boa snakes for sale. The body width of a large adult is about the diameter of a golf ball.

The Color of the desert rosy boa is usually locale-specific and highly variable. Some of this species of this snake display a salmon or rosy coloration common on their belly. Some rosy boas do not have this ventral color; rather they have light-colored background with a series of dark to orange spots on it.

Nearly all specimens of this reptile have three longitudinal stripes, two on the lower sides, and one down the center of the back. There is a wide variety of the appearance of these stripes, from very broken with nearly no contrast with the interspaces to very straight and having high contrast with the interspaces. Stripe colors can be black, maroon, brown, rust, or orange. Interspaced colors can be shades of dark gray to light, tan, or yellow.

Do Rosy Boas Bite?

Yes, they do. Though they can bite, they do not bite humans; they only bite their prey. Rosy Boas opts for other defensive tactics before resorting to biting. They are non-confrontational and are not venomous. Their bite won’t poison but may only hurt.

Diet

This snake is a carnivore. It mainly eats small mammals such as kangaroo rats, deer mice, and pack rats. They will sometimes eat lizards and small birds.

In general, boas are ambush predators. They can tell when prey is near and can stick their tongues in the air to catch scent particles. Then, they’ll lay ambush until the prey is within reach. Then they will spring forward with open jaws, capture their prey, and bite down on them to prevent them from escaping. The rosy boa snake will begin to coil its body around its prey and squeeze until they are dead. Next, it will start to swallow the prey from the head.