Scientific Name : Charina trivirgata trivirgata

Sex : Male

Length : 2 Feet (Average 2 – 3.5 Feet – Females are larger)

Weight : 6 Ounces (Average 6 – 12 ounces – Females are heavier)

Lifespan : Captive Born October 2001, Age 2.5 years (Lifespan 15 – 20 years)

Breeding: Livebearer, 3 – 6 young

Range: southern Baja California and Sonora, Mexico; southern Arizona

Habitat : Typically residents of arid, semi-desert rocky savannas, Rosy Boas spend their time in rock crevices and rodent burrows.

Food and Hunting : Constrictors feeding mainly on small mammals, Rosy Boas will also take birds and lizards. Juveniles are more likely to feed on lizards and insects. In captivity they are fed mice appropriate to their age and size. They are primarily nocturnal, hunting at night when temperatures are cooler and prey more active.

Conservation : Rosy Boas are still quite common throughout their range. Several other subspecies are native to Southern California. Rosy Boas are captive bred in the pet trade reducing the demand for wild caught specimens. They are being bred in increasingly more varieties (morphs) increasing their appeal.

Captive Care : A great temperament and relative easy of care make this a suitable species for captivity. Their need for a low humidity environment must be considered however. Most specimens feed well on frozen thawed mice.