Nor did I. Wikipedia has a pretty good write up and according to it you
were in no danger Moose. I lifted this phrase:
Rubber Boas are known to never strike at or bite a human under any
circumstances but will release a potent musk from their vent if they feel
threatened.
Charlie (who has been accused of the same behavior)
On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 8:06 AM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks. I didn't know there were any type of boas in the US.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Moose wrote:
> > I'm forever telling myself to always have a camera with me. But I don't
> take orders very well.
> >
> > I'm pretty good, but on a trip to the bathrooms by flashlight in the
> dark, I slipped. I didn't even see it, but Carol
> > had me stop and turn the flashlight on what I had just missed stepping on
> - a Rocky Mountain Rubber Boa.
> >
> > By the time I returned with camera, it had slithered off.
> >
> > The next day, I did get this consolation prize on the same path.
> > <
> http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=California/NorCal_Oregon_2010/Lava_Beds_NM&image=IMG_1100ptlcria.jpg
> >
> >
> > Not the same, somehow. :-)
> >
> > Moose
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