A photo of a rarely seen snake found wrapped around a small tree along the Clackamas River Trail is creating quite a stir online. Biologists identified the snake as a rubber boa. Rubber boas are ...

This snake is generally found in coastal and interior mountains, and extends from British Columbia to Santa Barbara. Isolated populations of a smaller boa, thought to be a separate species, are ...

Sometimes called the rubber snake because it looks and feels like rubber, this reptile is a close relative of the much larger boa constrictor of southern Mexico and South America. Unlike its ...

I don’t panic at the sight of snakes, but I definitely squirm on the inside. There’s something creepy about them. The coiling ...

Local News Rubber boa is rare sight for hikers along Clackamas River Rubber boas are not uncommon in Oregon. They tend to hide during the day and explore during the evening.

Man finds snake. Man calls Fish and Game. Biologist takes snake home. Snake ditches biologist. That's the short version of the story of Grubb the boa.

This snake typically feeds at night by raiding nests of mice and rats. A Northern rubber boa is in residence in Bosworth’s office. Ring-necked snake Idaho Fish and Game ...

Rubber boa snakes are one of the smallest species, only measuring 14 to 30 inches long. Their olive green, reddish-brown or tan skin looks rubbery and they are typically found in damp wooded ...

Further downstream is the striking Columbia River Gorge, where you're more likely to find the rubber boa, ringneck snake, garters, rattlesnakes, and striped whipsnakes.

Rubber Boa: Known for its soft, rubbery skin, this snake moves at a gentle crawl, often mistaken for a worm due to its sluggish pace.

A Utah man convicted of illegally possessing dozens of rubber boa snakes can't sue authorities over the death of almost all of them while they were in state custody.

Rubber Boa In contrast to garter snakes, the rubber boa is not often seen, according to the National Park Service. This snake is nocturnal, which means hikers rarely stumble across it.