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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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Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin

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Greg Holland
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Cool pics Shane, I love that area. I saw the biggest nor pac of my life close to the Lyons Creek trailhead a few years back.

Shane:

Great find!

I've been hunting snakes all of my life and have yet to catch a rubber boa in the wild.

What a great way to add to the hike.

Thanks for sharing

Brian

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Brian Gundy

www.for-goodness-snakes.com

That's a neat little critter. It's fun to see stuff like that in the wild. Thanks for sharing---Kraig

Cool little snake.

GO COWBOYS!
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Richard Ceniceros
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