baidi. They can really change alot in color and pattern from 1 to 3 years. At 1 is when you can start seeing some orange or red/orange color between the scales and the blotches are fading. The bairds rat snake is the only native ratsnake that exists that has stripes and transverse crossbars or blotches at different times in its life. Your 3 year old male turned out really nice looking.
>>Their colours really do change rapidly, huh? My male just turned three and has gotten so nice in the last year or so... this is a pretty accurate representation of his colour.
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