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not to mention i can not find and business's that have any. Lookin for info about and any places to get good info, etc about them. Thanks just got a beautiful south texas barids in that is 3 years old and has awasome colors. Unfortunatly it was not held much does not bite but likes to musk. Also why are they so left out of the trade there awsome animals, i woluld put it right there with my favorite green tree pythons. Last question any one heard of albino barids, a pic would be great. Thanks

>>not to mention i can not find and business's that have any. Lookin for info about and any places to get good info, etc about them. Thanks just got a beautiful south texas barids in that is 3 years old and has awasome colors. Unfortunatly it was not held much does not bite but likes to musk. Also why are they so left out of the trade there awsome animals, i woluld put it right there with my favorite green tree pythons. Last question any one heard of albino barids, a pic would be great. Thanks

I can't give you a lot of information but I can tell you that my bairdis will musk every once in a while, too. When it happens now, though, it isn't near as strong as it was when they were younger. They used to give me a pretty good blast. Now it's just a slight odor. They never try to bite though. They are seriously underated snakes. I really am glad I got a pair.
As far as where to get them, the last time I checked Renegade Reptiles had a few.
I got mine from Renegade. Great price, great snakes !
www.renegadereptiles.com/
Sorry to those that have already seen these first two pics but here is my male first then my female followed by a picture I just took a little while ago of both together.
The male is more yellowish and the female more bronze.

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Very cool and thanks i have gotten in a rescue that is a large male with some unbelivable colors he has very pronounced red, yellow, orange, gun metal grey/blue, on him seems to be more colorfull the all except a few i have seen. They are very cool herps i have never had one before but wish i had discovered them sooner. I have gotten some info from terry and will have to start another group, to go with the redfoots, corns, bulls, greentrees, and beardies. Thats how cool of a snake they are. By the way not a easy question to answer but why are they so rare in the trade? Sounds like a good string to start. Thanks again Scott, ps you have some awasome snakes and site keep it up!

Even though, IMO, they are beautiful as youngsters, they go through a period of a brownish-grey color, and in reality, it often takes them 5 years to develop their adult coloration.
I suppose that is one reason they are less popular. Another is that you can't tell at all from their baby coloration what they will look like as adults. I've seen some fairly unattractive, muddy snakes come from a gorgeous set of parents.
Therefore, its a crap-shoot if you are looking for a nice pair to breed. Also, almost no one sells adult bairdi. They are a well-kept secret that few want to spread around.
The price is fairly low, the snakes are fairly calm, and their colors are not bright and sparkly.
To go one farther, the amels I've seen were far short of spectacular.
Those could be some of the reasons. However, like you said, when you own one, they move to the top of your list.
Some vendors-Vivid Reptiles, Gregg's Reptile Basement, VMS, and JDTails
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