A dark brown snake with smooth, shiny scales is curled loosely in an open hand.

A small, salmon-colored baby boa, with light eyes, wraps around a hand. #rubberboa

A smooth brown snake with shiny scales and a few darker patches of scales winds loosely around a hand. Green meadow in the background.

A smooth, brown snake with a creamy yellow belly is curled loosely in a hand. A tiny bit of forked tongue can be seen.

Today’s #SundaySnakes feature is one of only two native boas found in Cali, the Rubber Boa (Charina bottae). These adorable beasties may live 50 years in the wild! #herps #snakes #rubberboa #yearofthesnake #boas #calherps #fieldbiologist

I lava Rubber Boas

Rubber Boa are my favorite animal, and it was an incredible treat to find this cute yearling at the bottom of a fascinating lava tube in the southern Cascade Mountains of Washington.

#snake #rubberboa #herping #herpetology #nature #naturephotography #wildlife