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Charina bottae
We found this beautiful female Charina bottae on a hiking trail in the eastern Cascades. She was crossing a trail near a stream, during a sunny and beautiful late mountain afternoon.
Scree, mountain creek, pine forest.
Just like the books say...as soon as I picked up the boa to move her off of the trail she tucked her head and rolled up into a ball as a defensive posture. She also excreted a rather foul smelling musk!
Spotted on Jul 18, 2013
Submitted on Jul 19, 2013
6 Comments
NICE ...
Thank you! It's always a joy to find these rare and singular snakes. I took the photo with the Hipstamatic app on my iPhone, so it looks greener than it actually is.
what a beautiful colour great spotting
Very nice find! Please consider adding this to the Snakes of the United States mission.
Nice green. Wow!
Lovely color!!