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Not all Baird's Rat Snakes are gray. This is a picture of a 03 female P. bairdi that was produced from classic looking Texas Baird's. She looks like a Mexican at this point, but I expect her to darken by end of next year. This snake came from Kern stock. A very nice snake.

>>Not all Baird's Rat Snakes are gray. This is a picture of a 03 female P. bairdi that was produced from classic looking Texas Baird's. She looks like a Mexican at this point, but I expect her to darken by end of next year. This snake came from Kern stock. A very nice snake.
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Even for that matter, there are some Texas locales that STAY reddish and not silver as adults. The key to the Mexican bairdii is the GREY head that is so distinctive on the males.

KJ

I have the one pictured and her sister. They both look the same.

Thanks for the info.

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I always saw Silver Birdie. But I have a picture in a book here, where the snake body is completly gold, only the head is silver. I never saw a specimen like that, it,s just awesome. Some body know about these ? (localité, genes or something)
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i really dig them - the ones with orange bodies and steel gray heads are just awesome looking.

>>Cool !
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>>I always saw Silver Birdie. But I have a picture in a book here, where the snake body is completly gold, only the head is silver. I never saw a specimen like that, it,s just awesome. Some body know about these ? (localité, genes or something)
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>>love this world, don't hate it.

In my experience with Mexican bairdii, they ALL have the distinctive grey heads. The males are more distinctive and oranger. The FEMALES tend to be more yellowish-orange with less distinctive heads. Often, younger males are more yellow-orange than older males, too.