Posted by:
Terry Cox
at Wed Oct 20 11:20:18 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Terry Cox ]
Terry, the colors on that snake are awesome. If I wasn't cutting back and avoiding larger snakes, I'd have to have a pair.
My opinion on what's happening with the color is that they are starting out grayish, and with the Mexican are evolving a new color scheme. Note the babies start gray. There are other snakes that have grayish ground color, and it seems to me it goes along with being extrememly secretive and avoiding the light of day, thus a neutral color. With the Mex. Baird's it might be hiding it's head, but exposing it's body to sunlight for warmth, or whatever. Just a theory and would need some knowledge of natural history to pursue.
Maybe after retirement I'll have more space and time. It's a great looking snake and looks like it would make a good pet too. Good luck with them. TC.
>>The gray head and orange/burnt orange body color of Mexican bairds is even more of a contrast when seen in person. It's amazing the body of this snake started out with cross bars on a gray gound color the shade of the head and has gone to stripes and made the gray to orange color transition. This one was produced by Don Gallagher.
>>
>>Terry Parks
>>
-----
Ratsnake Haven: Calico and hypo Chinese stripe-tailed ratsnakes, Mandarin ratsnakes, Chinese twin-spotted ratsnake phases, South Korean Dione's ratsnake, leopard snakes, Great Plains ratsnakes 
[ Hide Replies ]
- Mexican Baird rat snake . . . .> - terryp, Tue Oct 19 17:56:41 2004
- Outstanding Terry.... - Steve_Craig, Tue Oct 19 19:12:02 2004
- Steve - Gargoyle420, Tue Oct 19 23:54:32 2004
- RE: Paul - BillyBoy, Wed Oct 20 06:45:25 2004
- RE: Paul - terryp, Wed Oct 20 08:57:34 2004
- RE: Paul - BillyBoy, Wed Oct 20 11:43:34 2004
- Bribes. - Gargoyle420, Thu Oct 21 00:20:35 2004
- It is a beauty - Mark Banczak, Tue Oct 19 19:14:05 2004
- RE: Mexican Baird rat snake . . . .> - jtclark, Tue Oct 19 21:10:45 2004
- Very nice - crtoon83, Tue Oct 19 22:57:39 2004
 RE: Mexican Baird rat snake . . . .> - Terry Cox, Wed Oct 20 11:20:18 2004- RE: Mexican Baird rat snake . . . .> - draybar, Wed Oct 20 17:34:16 2004
- RE: Mexican Baird rat snake . . . .> - Steve_Craig, Wed Oct 20 18:17:25 2004
|
