S'N'A Intermediate Series: Episode 27 - Baron's Racer (Philodryas baroni)
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- Snakes ‘N’ Adders
Intermediate Series
Episode 27 - Baron’s Racer
(Philodryas baroni)
Stunning semi-arboreal species that many people covet. This is a hardy species from an interesting region of the world. This species hail from the Chaco region spanning Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina.
The Chaco Boreal to the North, Gran Chaco in the centre and Austral Chaco to the South are an example of an alluvial plain. This is where montane river networks drop the sediment they are carrying down from the mountains. These soils build up over time and create fertile land for grasses, moist forests (for part of the year) and savannah woodlands.
Across the range of the species the climate is highly changeable and as our climate data shows (which we will go through later) liable to big fluctuations. This huge variability and unreliability of the weather has made the Baron’s Racer incredibly adaptable. This adaptability translates to hardiness in captivity.
Many insist on keeping the species in a tropical manner but the data once again does not support this with a large period of the year being near drought conditions.
Fungal and skin conditions can occur if kept persistently too wet. Provision of a moist hide is recommended but for the most part the vivarium can be kept relatively dry. Occasion spraying at most is all that in necessary with a slight increase in regularity during shed cycles.
Quoted on certain sites as being exclusively arboreal which is simply not true. Semi-arboreal is more the mark. Partaking in climbing and draping in a loose and relaxed manner.
An adult snake is bigger than people would think with older mature females topping out at 6ft in length. Most animals tend to be more the 4.5-5.5ft in length mark. Care must be taken not to create obese animals in a quest for a 6ft Baron’s.
Diet is unproblematic and they are ready feeders capable of sizeable prey. Francis Cosquieri noted that even hatchlings could tackle pinks easily despite their diminutive size and would progress quickly onto fuzzy mice and grow at a rate of knots.
Adult vivariums should be spacious and this is a larger species than people realise. An adult vivarium minimum should be 60x24x24 with a view to being even larger if possible. Heating can be provided by Ceramic heat emitter, spot bulb, Deep heat projector or a combination of sources. These should as always be coupled to a reliable thermostat. Basking temperatures can reach 30°C without issue and localised temperatures can be even warmer. The possibility of retreat from these sites is imperative however. Night time drops can be significant and anything from 20-24° is fine.
Substrate should be a mix of orchid bark, coir, soil and drier moss mixes to try and recreate a savannah grassland that wont rot when it is time for spraying.
This is a species that would be forced into brumation by their climate and a less extreme version of this should be re-created in captivity to ensure good sperm count in males and good fertility in females.
Clutch size varies depending upon the female but anything from 12-25 can be expected. The largest of females exceeding this.
Incubation should be undertaken at a temperature of 26-28°C with a mix of 4:1 (Vermiculite to water)
Colouration is variable with anything from green to olive to brown to blue is seen. The most common being green and olive animals. Particular interest exists in good examples of the brown and blue examples.
This is a rear fanged species that also employs constriction to subdue prey. People differ in sensitivity to bites with some people reporting a burning sensation and others reporting edema (water retention and swelling at the bite site) - This forces the snake into the intermediate series whilst the majority of their husbandry would see them comfortably sit in the introducing series.
Discuss the climate data from the 5 regions and pay attention to brumation period and the drought like winter.
Howdy from Texas USA 🇺🇸.
Dammit! Love that you start from the beginning 💚 like reading a book
Thanks roksana
That's for another great video. Love this series. You had me at "large gape"
and "large weaner".
better a large weaner than a little pinky.
Wow! Such a beauty. And matches your top perfectly....
I learn a lot from your videos. Great data, with practical (keeping) application, and lots of passion towards the lovely creatures. Keep up the great work
Cruella de beard. Great vid. Such an interesting snake.
This video has been the most helpful that I have found. I’m hopefully picking up my own Barons Racer today.
where do you think you're going to get it from because I've been looking for one too.
Love the videos they really help :) Can you make a video on how to handle Corn snakes correctly?
i suppose it would just be on handling snakes full stop. we could do it as a reptile advice video. leave it with us we have a lot on.
Great video again! 45th to like and appreciate it. Please keep up the good work. My wife says: nice snake!
Nice one mate. Next time I see her i'll let her stroke it.
Gorgeous species! Never saw one. I'm surprised people don't hide their heads and tell people they have a green mamba. That snout!
I just saw somebody else talk about this Baron's Racer snake on UA-cam. It was a female in a zoo setting as a long term captive animal in a very large enclosure and as an adult it was a belter. That mature female looked like it was a 6 to 7 footer, 6 to 7 pounder. A lot of people say how long a snake is in the guides but they don't say the weight. These snakes as mature, well-kept snakes could be hefty and that surprises me because people say they are heavily arboreal and that makes me think they'd weigh less.
Hey Chaz. great video m8. amazing snake .would love some.
Chaz....I just watched this video.
Reminds me of our Green Ratsnake here in the States except for the nose.
Our Green rat is an integrated between a Black Ratsnake and Yellow Ratsnake.
Ok,so what do they cost and where can you get them?
I've never heard of them.
Thank you for showing them.
I can't believe how calm and laid back this snake is for an arboreal
snake
Do you have a video on the Asian Redtailed Green Ratsnake (Gonyasoma encephelum)?
Agree with you 💯 on the hoggy man
Please show more close ups of these snakes.
question for you, have you ever heard of 2 male baroni's copulating with each other? I had left my pair with a friend to look after for some time and when i came back he said that one of them had died but he was unsure which was which (they were kept together and were both around the same size, my guess was that he was severely underfeeding them), at the time i had also recently picked up a male blue (which was 3 years old) and seemed a bit smaller than the last one i had left so i had assumed it was a male and female pair on my hands, i had put them together and instantly the blue male started courting the other presumed female. I had left them together for about 2 weeks and would see the blue one courting every single day as long as the lights came on but never witnessed a lock. I decided to separate them yesterday and probe the "female" and to my surprise "she" probed super super deep, about 11 subcaudal scales!!! Any ideas what may be happening here? Do i happen to just have a female with a freakishly long probe depth or do i in fact have 2 males? I have never seen them combat nor have i seen the green one do the usually run and thrash crazily all over the enclosure (as i have seen happen when 2 males of other species were put together on accident)
Can you cover the black milk snakes (Lampropeltis triangulum gaigeae) in this series?
they would need to come in and gaigae are seriously rare in the UK.
Snakes 'N' Adders
Ok.
If you can: when you can, it would be greatly appreciated.
I enjoy the detailed information you share on your channel.
Thanks
do these snakes drink from their water bowl or from misting?
How Available are Baron's Racers live in the United States
Please do a video on a crested Harley Quinn gecko
Amazing! Love the video quality. I do have a question, however; are there any advanced colubrids?
yep. malagasy leaf noses, vine snakes, machete savanes, paradise flying snakes.
Can you do something on garters?
At what age can be raised with females???
Have you ever done a video on Candoia?
they would need to come into stock. I would want to hand pick them as they will be imports. Some can be really shitty and you have to be very careful.
Snakes 'N' Adders alright. I’ve got 3 imports and about 20 captive bred paulsoni. Never any issues.
I like this guy, just disagree the fact royals are slow digesters.🙁 Mine filters through its dumps in 48hrs, craps at 10pm regulary. I'm happy.
i got 5 eggs and 1 slug from my female
Superb mate. Congrats xxx
What do you mean by slug?