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Here's the male mexican baird you sold Kelli Hammack. He going to be bred to a '00CB female that was produced by the original foundig breeders that Steve Hammack collected in 1985.

Terry Parks

Terry Parks

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Terry Parks

thaks Terry,

Man, he is a nice looking mex baird.

Don
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You can't see all his color in a pic. He really looks sharp in natural sunlight. Kelli mentioned to me that his parents were a w/c Mexican baird and a baird that was produced by the founding breeders that Steve and Kelli Hammack own. She wasn't sure, but thaought he was produced in 1999. Is that correct?

Terry Parks

That souds pretty accurate to me.

Don
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Wow, not North American but I have to have some

I love that grey head on the Mexican Bairdi. Very nice . Just curious Terry, are there any physical differences other then color between Mexican and Texas Bairdi? Size, girth, head shape, average behavior, etc.
If I ever get around to buying a nice camera I'll post some pics of my Bandera County Texas Bairdi purchased from Tim at Vivid Reptiles. I found out the hard way that close up photo's with a disposable camera is a no go. Nice crystal clear background, blurry snake. Take care,

Steve

Hi Steve -
There are some differences between the Mexican and Texas bairds. Not a lot, but some. They both look the same as babies. I think the Mexican baird babies are a slightly darker, but I've seen Texas baird babies darker too. The Mexican bairds exhibit a more pronounced orangish ground color than the Texas bairds. This gives the dorsum an orange or burnt orange appearance. They are distinguishable like you said by a gray head without any markings. Mexican bairds are more slender than the Texas bairds. The Mexicans possess the slender rat snake characteristics while the Texans are more robust. The head of the Mexican baird is elongated as compared to the Texas Baird.

Terry Parks

>>I love that grey head on the Mexican Bairdi. Very nice . Just curious Terry, are there any physical differences other then color between Mexican and Texas Bairdi? Size, girth, head shape, average behavior, etc.
>>If I ever get around to buying a nice camera I'll post some pics of my Bandera County Texas Bairdi purchased from Tim at Vivid Reptiles. I found out the hard way that close up photo's with a disposable camera is a no go. Nice crystal clear background, blurry snake. Take care,
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>> Steve

They are close enough to Norht American. Taxonomy still lists bairds and no subspecies so Mexican and Texas bairds are considered the same taxonomically. The Mexican Baird population isn't that far below the border in Nuevo Leon and Temalaupin (sp), Mexico.

Terry Parks