After coming down from Pryamid Peak in the desolation wilderness(Sierra Nevada Mtns.)yesterday, I came across this little guy only a few minutes (about 400 feet in elevation)above Hwy 50...






... yep, its a rubber boa! This sub adult male was stretched out at about 6300' on a fairly steep hillside at 6pm with an air temp of about 60 degrees. Sometimes it's hard to believe this is actually a boa, but they're kind of cool! After our encounter and photo session, he was released to go on his merry way.

Here's a "real" boa with a little more color and pattern!


Have a great rest of the weekend! Go Steelers!

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• A little off topic, but kind of cool.... - Shane Kinney, Sun Sep 21 13:07:55 2008
• That guy is soo cool! Great find! n/p - bcijoe, Sun Sep 21 13:12:50 2008
• very cool find - gmherps, Sun Sep 21 14:20:15 2008
• RE: A little off topic, but kind of cool.... - nickstone, Sun Sep 21 14:42:54 2008
• RE: A little off topic, but kind of cool.... - fgs, Sun Sep 21 15:37:54 2008
• RE: A little off topic, but kind of cool.... - LCE, Sun Sep 21 16:30:17 2008
• RE: A little off topic, but kind of cool.... - ceniceros, Sun Sep 21 17:52:23 2008