Rather than stand ground or fight off agitators, the Rosy Boa (Charina trivirgata) will roll to look like a compact ball with the head at the center. It is common in Southwest America and even Mexico and belongs to the family Boidae with the name coming from its rosy or Salmon coloration on their belly. This small snake has three longitudinal stripes in orange, black, brown, maroon, or rust colors and favors underneath rocks, in crevices where it can escape predators. It inhabits desert, bushland, rocky mountain slopes, and scrubs; active during the day and its docile temperament make it ideal as a pet snake.
The Rosy Boa has an overall length between 17”-36” (43-91 cm), body width of roughly .6”-1.2” (1.5-3 cm), and weight from .8-1 lb (.36-.45 kg). The typical lifespan of the Rosy Boa is between 18-31 years.
Rather than stand ground or fight off agitators, the Rosy Boa (Charina trivirgata) will roll to look like a compact ball with the head at the center. It is common in Southwest America and even Mexico and belongs to the family Boidae with the name coming from its rosy or Salmon coloration on their belly. This small snake has three longitudinal stripes in orange, black, brown, maroon, or rust colors and favors underneath rocks, in crevices where it can escape predators. It inhabits desert, bushland, rocky mountain slopes, and scrubs; active during the day and its docile temperament make it ideal as a pet snake.
The Rosy Boa has an overall length between 17”-36” (43-91 cm), body width of roughly .6”-1.2” (1.5-3 cm), and weight from .8-1 lb (.36-.45 kg). The typical lifespan of the Rosy Boa is between 18-31 years.