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Philodryas Baroni

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Rear fanged, mildly venomous - non that toxic to humans. However there have been reports of death from other members of this Genus.

Heres sweetpea our female Baroni - an 06 already almost 3ft and slamming 4/6 rat pups at a time. They have small mouths so bigger food items are not an option at this point.

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P. baroni

Beautiful baroni!! I purchased a pair in '06 but I have been a little miserly in the feed department (only once a week). They are eating 1 sm mouse or two fuzzies right now. I keep them a bit on the cool side as well, around 78 during the day and 72 at night. They are doing great but would like for me to upgrade them into nice arboreal enclosures. These are great snakes that will become more popular in years to come. The only drawback would be their venom. All reports indicate that a baroni bite only produces localized swelling but caution should be used when dealing with them. Thanks for posting the pics!
 
Hi Phil - sweetpea is at the stage where she now gets fed only once a week as she eats so much. She was bought as a non feeder believe it or not but it only took one syringe feed to get her going.

We keep her quite hot actually (90 warm 75 cold) - she seems to enjoy the extra heat. I know many people dont keep them above 85 but it seems they DO like the extra heat. She spends 50/50 time in her branches and in her hides and seems to regulate her body temperature properly ie only in the warm hides for a day after feeding. Tub size 64ltr really useful boxes. They are perfect!

These snakes have become more popular but they seem to be extremely expensive in the US??
 
They are a bit expensive here in the states but I forsee them coming down a few $$ in the coming years as more folks breed them. I would love to see a blue phase baroni, those would be amazing! I will post some pictures of my pair when a get a little extra time.
 
Aren't they beautiful snakes though. I have currently three pairs and are doing great!
 
A really beautiful snake. We have a couple of them at the zoo where I work. They are always fascinating to watch. When I am misting and changing enclosures, I always spend at least 10 minutes watching them.
 
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