What morph is this? (Rat snake)

Hi all!

I bought my first rat snake maybe 3-4 months ago when he was about 7 months old, so he’s just a baby still.

He eats well, loves his terrarium, all is well. I just have no idea what morph he is!

Here are some pictures, if anyone can help me figure it out, that would be great.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a092740226.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c438418538.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...54ed73ded0.jpg


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That appears to be a normal Baird's rat snake. I used to keep a family of them for many years...some have yellow between the scales as yours does, & some
have orange (as most of mine did) between the scales. They are ALL wonderful pets, IMO...they tend to be very docile & easily handled. Mine lived as long as
26 years, & the largest (males) ended up being 6-7' in length. Thanks for sharing your photos, makes me miss the ones I had (but I still keep a number of other
wonderful rat snakes too). Incidentally, they love branches in their cage.

Unless something has changed in recent years, they are not considered to be "morphs"- there is & always has been a lot of variation that occurs naturally
in Baird's rat snakes: some can be dark gray in color too, as opposed to lighter shades, & some have quite a lot of yellow & orange between their scales,
while others have very little.

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

That appears to be a normal Baird's rat snake. I used to keep a family of them for many years...some have yellow between the scales as yours does, & some
have orange (as most of mine did) between the scales. They are ALL wonderful pets, IMO...they tend to be very docile & easily handled. Mine lived as long as
26 years, & the largest (males) ended up being 6-7' in length. Thanks for sharing your photos, makes me miss the ones I had (but I still keep a number of other
wonderful rat snakes too). Incidentally, they love branches in their cage.

Unless something has changed in recent years, they are not considered to be "morphs"- there is & always has been a lot of variation that occurs naturally
in Baird's rat snakes: some can be dark gray in color too, as opposed to lighter shades, & some have quite a lot of yellow & orange between their scales,
while others have very little.

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Thank you so much for the help!

Do you think he’s going to change colors has he gets older?


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Pantherophis bairdi (formerly Elaphe bairdi) usually get more colorful as they age, but it's very gradual...wonderful pets!

Some variations: (mine were mostly like this first photo- all borrowed from www.sunshineserpents.com by the way)
http://www.sunshineserpents.com/imag..._male2_web.JPG

http://www.sunshineserpents.com/imag...emale2_web.JPG


But the hatchlings start off like this: http://www.sunshineserpents.com/imag...e_juv2_web.JPG
They gradually add color between the scales as they mature...very unique-looking snakes & under-appreciated, like my other favorite from the same area
of Texas & Mexico, the Trans Pecos rat snakes (Bogertophis subocularis).

Well I guess they have albino Baird's now too, but I really love the normal ones anyway...they remind me of a pointilist painting, with their dots of yellows
& oranges between their scales, and watching them evolve from when they're hatchlings* is really cool. (*most of our other native rat snakes, like corn snakes
& Pantherophis obsoleta group change patterns too, btw) And there's nothing wrong with that "silvery" look either, one of mine was like the 2nd one above.

http://thereptilereport.com/assets/r...uty-Always.jpghttps://ball-pythons.net/forums/imag...CxxjErly5IR//ZWith the albinos, you mostly just get a plain yellow snake...I prefer the normal ones- what nature did...they rock!