Baird's Rat Snake For Sale
Baird's Rat Snake For Sale
Baird's Rat Snake For Sale
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Bairds Rat Snake

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We provide a wide variety of Baird’s Rat snakes for sale at the most competitive pricing anywhere on the web. This type of snake is native to the United States and may grow to be between 2 and 5 feet long. Although rodents make up the bulk of their diet, they will also eat birds and lizards if given the chance. Our 100% live arrival guarantee is included at no extra cost with the purchase of any rat snake.

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Baird’s Rat Snake For Sale

Baird’s rate snakes are cryptic reptiles that are only found in the Big Bend area of Texas and Mexico. While the odds of randomly encountering one are low, they are available for purchase at select specialized pet stores. Their long life span, eye-catching appearance, and low maintenance requirements make them fascinating pets. The Baird’s pilot snake is also known as the Great Bend rat snake.

Appearance & Description

Baird’s rat snake has four dark stripes that run the length of its body in the wild, and its back can be orange, yellow, or salmon (in addition to many unique color morphs such as albino). This is paired with a darkening tail tip and a gray or yellow belly. Length at adulthood ranges from 3 to 5 feet. Even with a comprehensive physical examination, it might be difficult to distinguish between males and girls. Appearance-wise, children and teenagers are indistinguishable from grownups.

Here is how to identify Baird’s rat snake:

  • Size is somewhere in the 3 to 5 foot range.
  • Reduced head size and neck blending
  • Backs that are orange, yellow, or salmon
  • Abdominal area: gray or yellow
  • Around the back and sides, there are four dark stripes.

Where to Find Baird’s Rat Snakes

There is a population of Baird’s rat snakes in the arid, rocky Big Bend region straddling the international boundary between the United States and Mexico. The snake spends much of its time while it is not actively hunting underground. Its habitats are extremely far away from any densely populated areas.

Bairds Rat Snakes Behavior and Humans

Baird’s rat snake is very protective of its territory while it is in the wild. While they normally avoid confrontation at all costs, they will not hesitate to defend themselves with a bite if cornered. One of their primary defensive mechanisms consists of creating noise and twitching their tail in an attempt to scare away predators. It can also exude a strong scent that is known to induce illness and nausea. Until she is in the process of ovulating, females don’t act very differently from males.

Notwithstanding these concerns, Mexican Baird’s rat snake is acceptable as a pet, since it may grow tame and even pleasant with consistent care over time. You should use gloves and a hook while handling your snake until it is used to you. Even if your snake has become tame, it is best not to handle it if it is losing its skin. As this is such a trying time for the snake, it may be more likely to strike if provoked. If the snake is in good health, it should be able to shed its skin without any trouble (though it may benefit from soaking in a water dish).

Sexing Your Bairds Rat Snake

Whether you’d like a male, female, or a mixed order of snakes is up to you, but know that we can’t promise anything about the sex when you place your purchase. We cannot promise that you will get the exact snake(s) you want, but we will have someone who is highly knowledgeable about reptiles try to fulfill your request.

Shipping Your Rat Snake Bairds

Our 100% unbreakable live arrival guarantee applies to all Bairds Rat snake purchases. Before placing a purchase, please review our guarantee information.

In order to ensure the safety of the reptiles, amphibians, tarantulas, and scorpions that we sell online, we may have to temporarily hold your purchase in the extremely unlikely event that weather circumstances become unsuitable for their shipment. You will be contacted through email if this happens, and it will be done only for the animal’s protection.

 

 

Baird’s Rat Snake FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

How Dangerous Are They?

Baird’s rat snakes are harmless to humans. While it may inflict a severe bite on an unsuspecting human, this species is generally not dangerous. The risk of infection can be reduced by thoroughly washing a bite with water and soap if it happens to you. But, until the issue persists, medical care is usually unnecessary.

Are Baird’s rat snakes venomous?

It lacks the capacity to secrete venom, hence the answer is no.

How do Baird’s rat snakes hunt?

Baird’s rat snake will ambush its target, bite with its fangs, and then squeeze the victim to death through constriction.

Are Baird’s rat snakes aggressive?

Under times of extreme stress or when they perceive an imminent threat, Baird’s rat snakes may become violent. After it is accustomed to you, though, handling one shouldn’t be that challenging.

What do Baird’s rat snakes eat?

This species’ diet in the wild consists primarily of rodents, birds, and lizards. Juveniles kept in captivity should be fed pinkie mice or rats every 5–7 days, and adults every 7–10 days. As a general guideline, the rodent’s length should be just a hair less than the snake’s maximum breadth. It could occasionally benefit from a supplement of bird eggs or chicks in its diet.

How long are Baird’s rat snakes?

These snakes may reach a length of 3 to 5 feet.

How long do Baird’s rat snakes live?

The average lifespan of a Baird’s rat snake is between eight and sixteen years.

Can you have a Baird’s rat snake as a pet?

Due to their low maintenance requirements, Baird’s rat snakes are an excellent first reptile pet. They need a modest enclosure, no larger than 3 ft. by 2 ft. by 2 ft., with some places to hide. Substrates like aspen bedding, cypress mulch, coco fiber, and even newspaper or paper towel can be used to cover the bottom of these tanks.

Heat lamps or mats should be used to maintain a temperature of 85 degrees Fahrenheit in the tank’s warm section. The enclosure’s cool side should be maintained at 70–75 degrees Fahrenheit, with humidity maintained at constant 50%. Thankfully, natural day-and-night cycles are all this snake needs, not artificial UV radiation.

What colors are Baird’s rat snakes?

The skin of a Baird’s rat snake might be orange, yellow, or salmon, and it always has four distinct stripes running down its back. The belly is a lighter gray or yellow, while the back and tail become progressively darker.

How big do Baird’s rat snakes get?

Can a rat snake bite a human?

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Shipping & Delivery

It will depend on the shipping option you choose. We have 3 shipping options:- 24Hours – $50 USD // 2-3Days – $30 USD. This Options apply only for USA and Canada. For other Countries, the prices of shipping would be different and it would depend if there are taxes to be paid and also your distance. But if you place an order from Europe you should expect your order within 7 – 10 Days but the prices will be determined by the shipper depending on the country.