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| Naturalist
Sylvia Franke (r.) introduces the now rare Rosy Boa, a snake native to California. |
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| One
of the smallest members of the Boa family, the Rosy Boa rarely exceeds 3 ft. |
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| Sylvia covered a variety of snake topics during her presentation. | ||
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| Sulphur
Creek Nature Center's beautiful female California Gopher Snake. |
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| The group takes a closer look at a Garter Snake in a small terrarium. | ||
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| California King Snake, Rosy Boa, and Gopher Snake. | ||
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| A Snake's spine and rib cage extends nearly the length of its body. | ||
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| When
picked up, the snakes instinctively coiled around Sylvia's hand for support. |
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| Placed
on a towel, this Gopher Snake slowly uncoiled and began to glide away. |
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| King
Snakes are immune to the venom of rattlesnakes and will kill and eat them. |
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| Rosy
Boas give birth to live young and release pungent-smelling musk to deter enemies. |
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| The
Gopher Snake will often hibernate in winter with other snake species. |
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| Gopher
Snake on left is ready to shed its skin (note veiled eye). Snake on right needs no introduction . . . how many rattles can you count? |
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For
more information on its Adult Nature Series, contact the Sulphur Creek Nature Center |
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| Return to Top. | Go to Salamander Saturday. | |