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Our Breeders - Rosy Boas

Mexican Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata trivirgata)

Beautiful snakes with wide brownish black and light golden-tan stripes. Very clean striping for a high contrast look. These are perhaps our favorite rosy, they really stand out. Like all Rosy Boas, they are gentle, easy to handle, feed readily, and make great pets for beginning snake keepers. Most females mature at just over two feet, with males slightly smaller.

San Felipe Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata saslowi)

Really pretty rosies! A great beginners snake. Attractively marked with gray and reddish-orange stripes, often with pale speckles in the lower side stripes. One of the smaller forms of rosy boa, rarely exceeding two feet in length. Found in rock outcroppings near the town of San Felipe on the east coast of the Baja Peninsula, Mexico.

Bay of LA Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata saslowi)

Strongly defined mahogany stripes on a medium gray background. These guys come from the Bahia De Los Angeles region of Baja, Mexico. Like other L. t. saslowi, they mature at about two feet and are very gentle. The specimen pictured is actually fairly light for this form - most are darker in the stripes.

Lake Chapala Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata saslowi)

Very uncommon in captive collections, these guys come from an area of rocky outcroppings near a dry lake bed known as Lake Chapala. It is located approximately 60km south of Catavina, just west of the Sierra Calamajué in Baja California, Mexico. Like other L. t. saslowi, they mature at about two feet and are very gentle.

Barrett Lake Unicolor Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata roseofusca)

One of the rarer rosy boas in captive collections, this locality represents one of the only U.S. populations of 'unicolored' snakes. Adults are nearly solid light brown with a rosy-gray venter, hence the name 'roseofusca'. Hails from rocky hillsides near Barrett Lake on Highway 94. Adult females mature at about thirty inches, males are slightly smaller.

Otay Lake Unicolor Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata roseofusca)

Not too far from the Barrett Lake locality is Otay Lake. This is another of the rare U.S. populations of 'unicolored' snakes. Adults are nearly solid brown, suffused with blackish blue spotting and with a rosy-gray venter, hence the name 'roseofusca'. Fully grown adults look exactly like the dark granite outcroppings in which they reside.

Ensenada Unicolor Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata roseofusca)

Another 'unicolored' population, this time from near Highway 1 south of Ensenada, Baja California Norte, Mexico. Still uncommon in captive collections. May retain traces of juvenile patterning as adults, a possible influence from neighboring populations of 'coastal' type snakes.

Hemet Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata myriolepis)

This locality represents the 'typical' rose and bluish-gray with irregular striping of the various populations of 'coastal' Rosy Boas. Like many 'coastals' they are one of the larger rosy boas. Adults may grow to over three feet in length.

San Gabriel Mtns. Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata myriolepis)

This locality represents the orange extreme of the California coastal type rosy boas. One of the prettiest of the Rosy Boas in our opinion. From stocks originating in the San Gabriel Mountains off Highway 39, Los Angeles County, California.

Anza Borrego Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata myriolepis)

Anza Borrego State Park in the Ysidro Mountains of California contains some remarkable Rosy Boas. Snakes within the park are protected, yet dedicated collectors have located a few just outside the borders. Showing characteristics of both coastal and desert forms, they are attractively marked with bright orange, burnt orange, or brown thin jagged stripes and speckles on very pale grays, silver to whitish background.

Hypo & Super Hypo Anza Borrego Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata myriolepis)

These appeared as a surprise in a litter parented by two normal specimens of unknown origin. Observations indicate this to be a co-dominant trait, with three visibly separable phenotypes at birth. Somewhat variable, the palest (Super Hypo) specimens are very light in color with thin bright orange jagged stripes, almost appearing albino, while heterozygous (Hypo) specimens may grow to appear almost normal as adults.

'Limburg' Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata myriolepis)

Breeder Randy Limburg acquired a unique albino specimen originating from the vicinity of Vail Lake in the southern Temecula Valley, Riverside County, California. This specimen was bred to specimens hailing from nearby Winchester to create what are now known as the 'Limburg Strain Coastal Rosy Boas'. Boas from this area are among the largest of any Rosy Boa population, sometimes attaining four feet in length!

Albino 'Limburg' Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata myriolepis)

Possessing pure red eyes, and a complete lack of all dark pigments, these snakes are simply stunning. Bright orange stripes that almost glow against a creamy pink background. Brilliant colors combined with large size make these extraordinary display animals!

Corn Springs Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata gracia)

Corns Springs is located in the Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California. Rock outcroppings along the dirt road leading to the springs are the source of this hard-to-find form. Like many California desert localities, they are strikingly marked with bright orange stripes on a creamy-gray background.

Pioneertown Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata gracia)

This is another of the beautifully orange-striped California desert localities, hailing from rock outcroppings along Pipes Canyon Road in the San Bernardino Mountains, California. Like most boas from these areas, they can approach thirty inches in length and always feed ravenously!

Black Mountain Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata gracia)

A rather unique looking locality from the road leading to the top of Black Mountain in Imperial County, California. Still rather uncommon in captive collections, they are one of our favorites. Adults are clad in fairly straight stripes of burnt orange on a tannish gray background. In juveniles, they appear darker on the sides than the top and are one of our favorites.

Box Canyon Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata gracia)

One of the rarer localities in captive collections, these are from the talus slopes in Box Canyon, Orocopia Mtns of California. Supposedly very hard to find in the wild, they are marked with nice orangish stripes on a tan background.

Long Canyon Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata gracia)

Long Canyon is located NE of Palm Springs, CA in the Little San Bernardino Mountains. Rosy Boas from this area are typical desert boas with bright orange striping on a plain gray background, but they exhibit dorsal stripes with irregular borders, a possible influence from nearby populations of coastal rosy boas.

Kofa Mountain Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata arizonae)

A very popular Arizona locality of Rosy Boa, and for good reason. Good temperament, attractive markings, easy feeders, these have it all! Somewhat variable in appearance, adults may have stripes of dark red to light orange, with or without a brownish tone to the stripes. Stocks originated from the west side of the Kofa Mountains at fairly low elevations.

Dome Rock Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata arizonae)

Found on the dirt Pipe Line Road that parallels Interstate 10 through the Dome Rock Mountain range. Very variable in color and pattern. Clean orange to root beer jagged stripes on a tannish-slate background.

Harquahala Mountain Rosy Boa (Charina [Lichanura] trivirgata arizonae)

Also known as the 'Arizona Chocolate Rosy'. From the dirt road leading to the Smithsonian Observatory on the peak of the mountain range. This is the southernmost known population of Arizona "highland" boas, and one of the most distinctive. Adults have prominent chocolate stripes on a beige ground color.