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Rosy Boa Question

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I'm new to herping and having a blast. I decided that the snake I REALLY wanna see would be a Rosy Boa and I told a fellow herper this and he told me i won't have any luck with them until spring because the rest of the year they are underground. Is this true?
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Depends on where you want to look for one??

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Where are you from?
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I saw one last night; tell your friend he was WRONG.

I see them with regularity until after the first week of July; Typically. This year is an exceptional one though, and the season may last longer; or it may not. I'm almost pretty sure it's one or the other though.........


Pre-quake boa..........after 8 but before 9.............

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We set her in a wash well off the road, and went on with our evening.
Things were looking pretty good, until that stupid quake had to roll up and rattle everyone's cage!

Stupid quake!
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Hey Mr. BoaRd,
Are you saying you saw less snakes because of the quake?
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That is my thought sir. I am almost pretty sure that was the case. That is my story; I'm sticking to it. There were rocks and boulders and gravel all over the grade later that night. The highway patrol was up there cleaning it off the road. We ended up seeing a dozen snakes, as well as 2 kinds of geckos. Activity slowed down quite a bit after the quake.
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sure, blame it on the quake. :thumb:
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Richard, I'm with Bill on this one. I'm blaming it on the quake. I didn't even get down there until after it happened.
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Im just giving him a hard time...
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he told me i won't have any luck with them until spring because the rest of the year they are underground.
I use that line when I want the roads to myself! :beer:


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Oh sorry, I am from Southern California, Riverside County. Well from what you guys tell me I'll be sure to keep my eyes out for them still :D
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I just found one a few hours ago:
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Guess your friend was wrong...John
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I just found one a few hours ago:
Nice looking Boa too.. :thumb:
Oh sorry, I am from Southern California, Riverside County.
Riverside County is a MONSTER sized county with all kinds of different habitat types... Its hard to say....

Some places are wanning down pretty hard, others are going strong.....

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WOW John. Nice boa, who ever posed it for you must be pretty awesome. Hahaha. I love working after 2 hours of sleep.
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Mike Waters wrote:WOW John. Nice boa, who ever posed it for you must be pretty awesome. Hahaha. I love working after 2 hours of sleep.
I know how ya feel, someone woke me up with a phone call this morning. :lol: :lol: I'm glad you made it over, I had a blast...John
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Lol ya Riverside County is pretty large, well if anyone really cares, than Western Riverside County, like the farthest west you get while still in the County
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