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Rosy Boa - Charina (=Lichanura) trivigata spp. - English
URL: http://www.anapsid.org/rosyboa.html

Rosy boas are one of the smaller members of the boa family. Like many boas and pythons, they are nocturnal (sometimes crepuscular), thus moving around mostly at night or around dawn and dusk. Rosys may live in excess of 15 years. Their name comes from Lichan = forefinger (Gr.(=) and - oura = tail, possibly due to the bluntness of their tail. Trivirgata refers to their prominent triad of stripes.

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Charina (Lichanura) trivirgata, the Coastal Rosy Boa - English
URL: http://www.werc.usgs.gov/fieldguide/chtr.htm

A gentle species that is easily handled; often rolls body into ball concealing head when handled or injured. Appears to be declining on coast, where it was once common. Difficult to detect, this species is often observed along roads in the late evening or early morning. Genus name for this species has recently been changed to Charina, although most people still use the name Lichanura.

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A Natural History of the Rubber Boa, Charina bottae - English
URL: http://www.uoregon.edu/~titus/herp/andy.htm

The following information on Charina bottae, commonly known as the rubber boa, has been synthesized from a number of different sources. Although it is a common snake which inhabits a large part of the western United States, including Oregon, the rubber boa is seldom-seen. It is also sometimes known as the rubber snake or two-headed snake, owing to its peculiar "rubbery"-looking and oddly wrinkled skin and its thick, blunt tail which resembles a second head.

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