Boa Rubber behavior

The Rubber Boa is a moderately sized snake found throughout North America.

While not aquatic snakes, the Rubber Boa is a good swimmer and is rarely found far from water. . They are solitary and secretive in nature, generally hiding in logs or under rocks or bark. They will also burrow into soil and vegetation. Although the Rubber Boa is not arboreal, the can and do climb from time to time. Most of the time, the Rubber Boa is active at dusk and dawn. In times of extreme heat or cold, they will be exclusively nocturnal or diurnal, respectively. When threatened, the Rubber Boa will roll up into a ball with its head at the center and exude a foul smelling musk to ward off predators, though they are not aggressive snakes by nature. While performing this defense mechanism they also raise their tail, which resembles another head.