Philodryas baroni

Hey all, after long and careful consideration I have decided to go with this species for my first opistoglyph. I think they will make a reatively easy introduction into rear fanged snakes - I wanted to ease in gently, without being as gentle as getting something like Heterodon nasicus, for example. I just wondered what peoples experiences with these are? fun to keep? What sort of enclosures do people use etc? I will be sure to get photos up once mine arrives!

Many thanks,
Alex

Hello Alex,

excellent decision!
They are extremely interesting snakes, easy to keep, easy to handle and can learn very quickly. All of these that I ever had never attempted to bite me, I think this approach of your´s really is a gentle one.
They need a high terrarium with branches, they like to climb and you rarely see them on the ground. If you will breed them, offer a hiding-place somewhere up among branches, they will not lay their eggs in a box on the ground.
There is a good article (in German) about Philodryas in general and P. baroni in special by Andreas Hohmeister (Sauria, Berlin, 1999, 21 (2): page 9-21)

You write; "...once mine arrives" - will you get only one?

I wish you good luck and much fun with this species,
Rainer

Thanks for the reply Rainer, I am looking forward to working with them - not only my first opistoglyph but my first truly arboreal species also. I will try to track down that article and brush up on my high school German!

Unfortunately it does look as if I will only have the one to begin with, at present I simply don't have room for a pair, maybe next season I shall get a mate for the individual I get this time, we'll see.

Smile

Philodryas is an interesting genus and baroni is a good choice to start with.
You can have a look at folllowing pages

www.philodryas.com by Rémi Ksas
and http://www.rear-fanged.com/philodryas.html

The article by Hohmeister is excellent and I hope to get some P.psammophidea from Hohmeister to build my breeeding group of P.psammophidea.

rgds Fabian

Thanks Fabian, I have been lurking around on your site for some time!!

In the future I would like to try my hand at Pseudoxenodon and Telescopus species, but I don't feel I have the resources/experience to take on wild caught lizard/amphib feeders at the moment. Maybe in a couple of years I will make it to Hamm or Houten and strike lucky and find some for sale though!

In the meantime, from what I hear so far, P. baroni is going to be a lovely species to keep, I'm very excited. I'm also told that they are quite an easy species to breed, would people agree with that?

Sure, Philodryas baroni is a perfect choice.
It's an easy and really interesting specie. One of the most interesting snakes I have ever kept, in my opinion.

And yes, breed them isn't difficult.

I have a date set to pick up my P.baroni now! will get pics up on here by 23/08 Smile

congrat to your date Smile

we are looking forward to here from you date Very Happy

pleas keep us up to date, how they behave etc.

I finally collected this little lady on 22/08/10. I am very pleased with this choice for my first rear fang - I think she is exactly what I needed to begin my journey into opistoglyphous animals. Being that I am used to dealing only with boids, even my more aggressive animals are very slow by comparison to this lass. Given this fact I am glad I didn't jump in with something that is not only fast but willing to bite and potentially has a more serious effect to the bite!

I hadn't realised how tiny the hatchlings were going to be, I am looking forward to her growing up a little! I hope you guys like and I will keep you posted!

Hello Alex,

she´s a beauty! These snakes have always been my wife´s favorites.

I wish you much joy with her,

Rainer

Very nice

I will always keep a group of these. Fun to work with, always alert, always hungry and great personalities.

Have fun!

Guest

Today is the day!!!! They are hatching. Sorry pic is blurry a little.
Philodryas baroni IMAG0105

There are fifteen eggs and three slits so far. Post pics of the clutch tomorrow after they are out.

Guest

Three out 12 to go.

Philodryas baroni IMAG0121

congrats timothy
could oyu post incubation temperatur and such please

Well done

Guest

Avg. Temp in incubator 84.4 F , all eggs in 100% vermiculite.2 cups verm. To one half cup water in a large deli cup with top secured. Constant air circulation. 3 gal water basin in bottom. Post pics of it sometime today.

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