We were talking about stripeless bairdi a few months ago. Actually, I was wondering if a solid gry specimen with no dark stripes had ever been found. Well, a stripeless has been located, but not the "look" I'd envisioned.
A relative of mine found and snapped a pic of a bairdi (he didn't know what it was, but had a camera on him while hiking). When he described it, I thought it was a coachwhip.
Lo and behold, when I saw it, I was amazed.
It was an adult bairdi with almost NO grey at all, and almost entirely stripeless. Some remnant rusty blotching was on most of its body.
I only saw the pic for a few minutes, but when he emails it, I'll be sure to post it.
Now-how do you go re-find a snake?!
LOL
-Jack
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...and I think to myself, "What a wonderful world."
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If I remember the forum thread from a couple months ago, there was a thought that you may have to selectively collect or obtain some baird breeders that could produce the phenotype that you desire through their breeding and back breeding. We only have one morph of bairds and another possible one. I'm thinking and hoping with the baird forum threads and discussions this past year, that there will be some more pics and collecting of some real nice bairds. Thanks for posting and letting us know what might be out there.
>>We were talking about stripeless bairdi a few months ago. Actually, I was wondering if a solid gry specimen with no dark stripes had ever been found. Well, a stripeless has been located, but not the "look" I'd envisioned.
>>A relative of mine found and snapped a pic of a bairdi (he didn't know what it was, but had a camera on him while hiking). When he described it, I thought it was a coachwhip.
>>Lo and behold, when I saw it, I was amazed.
>>It was an adult bairdi with almost NO grey at all, and almost entirely stripeless. Some remnant rusty blotching was on most of its body.
>>I only saw the pic for a few minutes, but when he emails it, I'll be sure to post it.
>>Now-how do you go re-find a snake?!
>>LOL
>>-Jack
>>-----
>>...and I think to myself, "What a wonderful world."
