Baron's Racer, The Best Pet Snake?

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[@RobCardIV]

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[@maganw42]

Try using chopsticks when you next feed your snakes. If they bite they'll go for the sticks instead of you, and chopsticks can be multiple feet long.

[@pupfriend]

I give Clint a 5/5 on the categories of Handleability, Care, Hardiness, Availability, and Upfront Costs!

[@wadephipps5239]

Maybe not availability... he's a busy man!!!!😂

[@Axqu7227]

0/5 Availability; he’s happily married!

[@Mr.DiamondGoby]

5/5? I think a 4/5 would be better. I heard they have a habit of biting, and they are very picky eaters. They also need a huge tank.

[@akselbuch]

@@Mr.DiamondGoby yeah one as big as a house…

[@kiki29073]

Naw, he's a 0/0. He's a man so he is going to get man flu a couple times a year, he comes with a clan and there is only one of him, cost is high due to not only his housing but his family and feeding costs are going to be somewhere around at least $500.00 per week for he and his clan.

[@ventabIack]

If Clint was my teacher, I'd show up to class early and stay late every time. Always a fun time learning from him! Also Clint; any plans on a Chinchilla video? I'd love to see your rating on those little puffballs!

[@billyr2904]

YES! MORE RODENTS!

[@ClintsReptiles]

We might be filming it next week. Possibly...

[@kismitj]

would also love to see one on guinea pigs! most folks get them without any idea how much space and how much company they need

[@XeNeXX]

that would be because its a video and not a live lesson, and he repeats every sentence multiple times putting on a more interesting voice, instead of talking monotone because youre in your 8-5 with 3 hours of marking in your free time

[@ventabIack]

@@XeNeXX or because he genuinely loves his field and sharing his passion with other people, lol? not every teacher has had their souls sucked out of them. I feel like thats more often true for science teachers.

[@randyhaltli6009]

My Wife got a Barons Racer a year and a half ago. It likes to sit and judge us all the time. He doesn't enjoy being handled but his still young so maybe over time he will settle down. He his fun to feed and he likes moving to the highest point he can. I haven't been bitten yet just pooped on. I concur with Clint's rating of this unique snake.

[@jinelbrito8737]

For an arboreal species I cannot believe how chill it is in Clint's hands.

[@chrysshart]

This snake is so beautiful! While no snake will ever be the right pet for me, I absolutely love seeing and learning about the incredible variety of beings you showcase here on your channel. I love your focus on the real costs and requirements to care for each animal and their unique needs and even the fact that you often include a "better choice" if an animal is particularly difficult or dangerous to keep.

[@CrimFerret]

I'd never heard of this snake species before. It's gorgeous. I really like arboreal or semi-arboreal snakes. They are often visible in their enclosure and just seem a lot more interesting overall. I think the taller enclosures look better and it kind of encourages one to put more effort into it. Having a little leeway in environment is nice. Obviously I'd do everything I could to make it the best it could be and probably have logging and monitoring of conditions running because I'm also a tech geek. The laws here are a little fuzzy on rear fanged snakes. There's a fee you have to pay. In theory they fall under the category of venomous but the powers that be at the Dept. of Wildlife leave you alone if that's what you're keeping because they know there's no actual danger. This wouldn't even have the issue of being a native species like the western hognose.

[@Kvs-vf9nt]

Or you just keep one. Who's gonne come and check if you have one? And if you need a vet they don't ask if you have a permit. I mean damn everyone can have any dog they want while they bite children to death! But a permit for a barons racer is just ridiculous. I don't think here in Belgium we need a permit for it. I wouldn't care either way. Nobody comes checking if I have a kingsnake that I registered yes. But here they don't really care. As long as it's well taken care for and not deathly it's good.

[@masterdebater421]

I love how Clint mentions his false water cobra at every opportunity he gets. Feels like it gets a shout out in almost every video lol

[@chonqmonk]

Those are really cool snakes!

[@risel56]

I would love to see a Best Pet episode on the Australian lungfish someday. I know Clint's already covered the African variety, but I've always dreamed of owning something that looks like it came straight out of the Devonian. Plus they're kind of adorable!

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

It literally looks nothing like a placoderm

[@lorrainemunoa791]

I think some really Ancient or Prehistoric looking pets would be a great video topic. Triops, Isopods, certain turtles, arawana, millipedes, and so on.

[@xyejix]

So glad that you also covered similarly looking rhino rat snakes here

[@stellabelikiewicz1523]

I can’t believe how gorgeous this critter is! Can only imagine how stunning they must be in person.

[@jamesleate]

What a beautiful snake.

[@gangter4569]

Hey Clint! Recently I got a Barking Tree Frog (kind of a rescue) which is my first amphibian! And to my knowledge, there really arent videos on them here on youtube. I have done my research on them, but I feel like there is so much more to learn that I still haven't seen. If you could make an informational video about them that would be great! I am new to the amphibian hobby and would love to learn more about them. Thanks for the awesome content!

[@debiesubaugher]

It's always so nice seeing you get happy discovering a new snake.

[@American-Wilderness]

Great video, I feel like racer snakes are always getting a bad rap as pets, or any fast snake in general. But this one seems like a great pet.

[@lucasiglesias1894]

The Phylodrias are all so gorgeous. I'm lucky to get to see them in my hometown all the time. It is worth pointing out that some members of the family have an almost Bothrops like venom, even when they don't have the best deliver method.

[@anastrixnoodles]

I had no idea they have such a long tail. I jawdropped when you said that. Why tho? Why such a long tail, unlike other snakes?

[@calebgardner2687]

There's generally a trend with arboreal (climbing) snakes and long tails. The tails can help them hold on to branches and stuff, so it's pretty beneficial.

[@elliotgreason1364]

I wish there were more green snakes in the hobby. When I got into reptiles I was a little surprised so few in the hobby are green despite that being the color most associated with them (in my region anyway). When I do see them, many kinds seem to always be WC. Always makes me wonder if they can't be captive bred or if no one thinks it's worth it.

[@chonqmonk]

I saw my first Smooth Green Snake ever in the wild the other day, and it was large adult about three feet long and almost an inch thick. Absolutely beautiful!

[@catherinehubbard1167]

What a gloriously beautiful animal and so much more interesting than sedentary snakes. Adding in its ideal size, ease of care, and safety, it really seems ideal.

[@mel999.]

Someone that lives close to me is selling their 6 year old baron racer. A beautiful female, solid green no stripes unlike the snake you're holding (he's very beautiful too!). I've been indecisive between barons racer & a rhino rat snake but i think you helped me make up my mind (: 🙏🏻

[@hi_tech_reptiles]

The Red Tail Green Ratsnake and other Gonyosoma (which includes the Rhino Ratsnake) are some of my favorites, including some crazy colors and patterns. Old world ratsnakes are awesome! As are Barons Racers and other arboreal colubrids :)

[@dragoness777]

If and when I have the funds to get snakes, I'm going to need vertical space; it's always the arboreal and semi-arboreal species that make me go "this is beautiful! I need one!". Baron's racer turns out to be one of the coolest (I would like a BCI or green tree python first, but also Barons' racer is sounding easier to care for than Asian vine snakes).

[@chrisa2922]

I always see these snakes at the reptile shows and it seems that every time I go, more and more people are selling them. I think these snakes are so cool and it’s definitely on my list of ones I need to keep. 👍

[@porakiyadraekojin3390]

Darn it! Another snakenfor the wishlist! The makes hogsnakes,nrhono rat snakes, bamboo ratsnakes, African house snake, and now this racer. Super excited to see that viper video when it comes out! I would also LOVE to see a few videos on micro monitors, such as the King's Rock Monitors and Pygmy Mulga Monitors!

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

they look stunning

[@akudaesin6909]

My son loves your videos. Thanks for the content!

[@SockyNoob]

Absolutely beautiful and adorable snake. Those eyes are just plain cute :3

[@scrubjay93]

Seems like a wonderful species for a pet and super handsome critter!

[@mattlawson714]

Hey Clint, I watch your videos religiously, even though I’m not purchasing a reptile any time soon. You keep things really pleasant and informative and positive and lighthearted. So I would not blame you for not covering the recent holy Thursday massacre. I’m sure you have heard about it. I saw the entire footage and it made me cry. But you are someone with a real platform and the ability to help reptile breeders avoid this kind of massacre. And your platform goes well beyond those who own reptiles, I love your content, and so do my nieces and nephews and all of their friends. You appeals to a very broad audience, so I would not imagine you covering this when speaking to children. But I still would love your opinion on this may be on your Patreon or something. It was beyond horrific and brutal. What those men did to those snakes, using a tool that should only be used in emergency situations in the wild. The pregnant boa was still moving which means she was still in pain and these officers put her dying body in a corner to avoid telling the owner, sentencing all of her little babies to death. It’s one of the most horrific things I have ever seen, and I will never rewatch it.

[@oni5963]

Awesome vid! I hope we can see a video on Mertens Water monitors, they're my favorite monitors!

[@Theaddman]

I’m glad you will be covering hot snakes. I don’t keep them and never will but it is so interesting. I would a barons racer Vail.

[@rottweilerfun9520]

What an absolutely gorgeous snake ! Wow !

[@DylanMatthewTurner]

It's so cool looking. New fav snake design

[@Bigjplaysyoshi]

Will there be a video on the rhino ratsnake? Such beautiful snakes! Thanks for all you do, Clint!

[@cathyb1273]

One more beautiful 🐍 I didn’t know about. Thanks Clint.

[@kahaake]

Phylodrias are such nice snakes! Have been lucky to find one in the wild once (Phylodrias nattereri, the brown non arboreal variety). Great to see my hunch that they also make good pets confirmed.

[@rachelann9362]

Im not a snake connoisseur or would-be owner, but dang that is a PRETTY snake. 🐍

[@Discoveryjamie]

Just want to add from experience on your pretty good review on this snake, they are very delicate. Even y shaped branches are enough to injure this snake. Sadly from experience I learnt the hard way. Thankfully it shed out after a couple sheds 😊

[@amandastakeonit7402]

He did speak a little along those lines, that they are light bodied, easy to crush...

[@Discoveryjamie]

@@amandastakeonit7402 yeah tbh I think the whole thing was pretty spot on. I have a pair of brown ohase I’m hoping to breed this year, very curios snakes, and I love the fact they are di urnal

[@williamreid7307]

Awesome snakes to work with , had mines going on 2 years now and loved every minute of it 😁

[@cadenlikespigs]

Clint does love green reptiles😊

[@krissy5889]

Would love to see videos on Copperheads and Cottonmouths! Hopefully they’re coming soon 🤞🏻🤞🏻

[@zacharydenning7481]

Love your videos they make my day

[@dannil9878]

Such a beautiful snake. 💚

[@kirstenbass9533]

I read the title as “bacon’s razor” and now I’m invested lol

[@pamelapilling6996]

Yes. Yes, you do. Need one Clint 👍

[@Khemore]

I just 100% LOVE snakes... And i would love to add one of those to my family of snakes. 😍

[@rustyshaklferd1897]

I’m surprised racers are so bitey. I’d figure with that speed they’d be more inclined to flee. Thanks for teaching me yet another thing I didn’t know.

[@chayz2131]

Ive been watcing for years you are such a joy. You sould make a video with SerpaDesign to make the perfect enclosure for an animal!!

[@slothbeezy6432]

Pretty sure they're def the snake for you Clint. Waiting for the reveal video.

[@soltcolt4506]

Looks so calm

[@hadla]

We need a mantis shrimp video! To prove that they don’t really break glass 🙄 I’m so tired of that myth! And also cause they’re such cool little inverts!

[@ianwhitlock1123]

I've bred these several times, they are a great snake to keep. I have always found males to be more delicate than females for some reason. They are also bred as yellow, brown and blue morphs. Hatchlings are very easy to start feeding, mine always took defrost oink mice as soon as they shed. A bog female will easily manage day old chicks and rat weaners. They are NOT racers, it is just one of their many commone names. Argentine/ Barons Longnose snake is probably the more accurate name. In the UK, one of the related species, Philodryas olfersii, requires a licence to be kept as this species has caused at least one human fatality.

[@ryancook4771]

Beautiful snake! Thank you for yet again teaching us about something that is totally rad!

[@YochevedDesigns]

Absolutely stunning snake!

[@DrunkenFly98]

I absolutely adore your videos! Could you happen to do a video on moon crabs or “Halloween crabs” to be a bit more specific

[@akaqueequeg]

You need to do a chuckwalla video. Ever since the book reading that durpy lizard needs it's own video.

[@Catellamine]

I'd love to see a video about the red tailed green ratsnake now, they look so beautiful!

[@Kyliera-jx3wq]

These guys are so gorgeous! In a similar vein, have you considered doing a video on blue beauty rat snakes?

[@kimberlygabaldon3260]

@ClintsReptiles Speaking of long, long tails, have you handled Oxybelis fulgidus? I had one of those in the 80's - early 90's. Another gorgeous, bitey rear-fanged tree snake. She would not bite the hand/arm that was holding her, but she would launch at my face. Anyway, I'd love for you to rate that one as a pet. She was challenging. We can no longer keep rear-fanged colubrids in Colorado, but i miss her.

[@ravipandey7841]

Clint I was just wondering if you could make a video about Pseudoxenodon bambusicola or the bamboo false cobra as there is not much information about this species and I would love to learn more about it

[@HuntressWorgon]

This snake reminds me so much of the Common Tree Snake (Dendrelaphis punctulatus) from here in Australia

[@Lexcoaster]

The government has no say in my activities. 🙂 Seems like an excellent snake, and it sure is beautiful!

[@Desh727]

We love you clint!

[@brandibastian4193]

I figured since you were hanging out with Chandler and had him in your black Mamba video it would only make sense to have them in the green mamba video

[@aurieamoore5823]

Clint stop making me fall in love with new snakes. My reptile room is only so big.

[@CoreHope1331]

Will you ever do a video on african land snails? They're my favourite exotic pet and I love your video style!

[@rogthegoodboy3520]

Here in Thailand those beautiful Insularis vipers are available all over the place... You'd think there would be some regulations or something but there seems to be nothing like that.

[@haniashkir1670]

Is beautiful snake for sure

[@lizziesmusicmaking]

Can you do an episode on rough or smooth green snakes? I love green arboreal snakes, but venomous snakes aren't an option and insect eaters would be easier to persuade my landlady on than most snakes.

[@elisethethird3248]

Would you consider doing a video on moorish/crocodile geckos? I see a lot of them in nature and I heard they make decent display pets. I would love it if there was a bit more content about them online

[@StonedtotheBones13]

What a pretty pattern!

[@ryancentnarowicz]

Is the Nile Crocodile the best reptile? Let’s find out on a future video!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@keysthefreshman2696]

Clint would you be able to do a video addressing what happened with the FWC Holy Thursday Massacre? A lot of us want to know your thoughts on the matter!

[@ClintsReptiles]

I definitely need to say something. Right now I'm making sure I understand exactly what happened.

[@jayv1472]

I just got one about a week ago and it a majestic snake

[@u9Nails]

Clint's Reptiles video? I hit Like in the intro title! Now, lets get this new one started...3.2.1!

[@lifepro77777]

So Clint, I wanted to give you "prop comments" in regard to your Mangrove snake video - your best in terms of information for stating it right to date - however, here's the tricky of slippery slopes in regard to this wonderful yet venomous species my friend. The Barron's Green Racer, drop for drop, is the most venomous hobby colubrid in the pet trade and colubrid species outside of the Boomslang, Twig, Red Necked Keelback and Peruvian Slender snake. Its sister species The Litchenstein's Green Racer or Cobra Verde is slightly more venomous overall, but the Barron's Green Racer on toxicology record has presynaptic neurotoxic venom components and 3-finger-toxin structure more debilitating than all other mildly venomous colubrids combined, and more toxic than the Mangrove snake. Its venom also includes myotoxins and oedema forming activity. The Mangrove and Barron's Racer are only considered less lethal in terms of risk keeping due to the smallest maxillary rear fang structure of the Mangrove and the much larger but elongated mouth of the Barron's Green Racer which makes it more difficult to inflict a serious bite envenomation - even though there such pussy cats. Side Note Extension For The Record: I'd suggest to do some more research about the venom considering your intellect and resources, and will be amazed to find the initial theory about its venom structure is not hemorrhagic or necrotic in terms of traditional hemotoxic makeup. It's also misidentified as a "racer snake" which has always driven me crazy. I would also suggest your doctor friend to also do a little more research on their venom and the actual bites that occurred just to finalize truth for the record buddy. Otherwise, great job with your videos.

[@calebgardner2687]

I've been wondering why there's been a Baron's Racer sitting on my table at work since I got back... Thanks for connecting the dots for me Clint.

[@hanb2499]

Clint, would you consider doing a video on the Elegant Bronzeback? I recently found out about them and they’re quite fascinating and beautiful!

[@billysmith5409]

The blood Python is the sane person’s gaboon viper and the Baron’s racer is the same person’s green Mamba.

[@danielleanderson7922]

What a beautiful snake! 😍

[@michellep3814]

What a beauty!

[@blackronin5578]

the blue ones r super dope!!!

[@dirtywhitellama]

"Whenever somebody bags me, I *always* bite through the bag." I mean, that's only fair really.

[@xxcloudstitchxx]

Funny enough, I was looking around at lizards and wanted to look at the Rhinoceros Iguana and your video was first to show up and I was just looking at your reptile room a few days ago because you're only a 15 minute walk away from me

[@physetermacrocephalus2209]

Oh lord. It's actually quite cute

[@r.nicogorodetzky3084]

Consider doing the grey banded king snake! They're one of my favorite snakes in the world!!!

[@r.nicogorodetzky3084]

Or the rhino/unicorn snake 👀

[@maggiepie8810]

Clint gets: 5/5 for education 5/5 for cool animals 5/5 for scientific accuracy 5/5 for dad jokes 5/5 for being great for the hobby

[@andrewanderson640]

Should do Northern Copperhead sometime, kinda curious how you would rate it.

[@littlescoutgamingyt9827]

Clint you should do a video on the Major skink or the green Amevia

[@billyr2904]

I want some more phylogenies from you, because they are my favourite videos on your channel

[@sighrd]

Would love to see your take on Cane Toads

[@Lauresaurus96]

What a gorgeous snake. I don’t think I would get one though, even though they’re legal where I live. I wouldn’t want to risk having to leave one behind if I ever had to move.

[@theewie2401]

I would love to see you do a video on the African house snake. They are very charming

[@Telenova.]

Can you make a video about Coach whip Snakes? I'm enthralled by their Pink and Black colors, they are so magical looking, but it seems that they haven't made their way into the pet trade. I'm wondering why that is... maybe because they're so fast moving (4 mph) that they need a lot of space to run.

[@serpentseed23]

Check out any podcast episodes featuring Connor Wardle. I heard him on “Colubrid and Colubroid Radio” covering the captive care and natural history of coachwhips. There’s definitely limited husbandry information out there on them…

[@drimachuck]

Great video as always, but P. baroni kinda reminds me of a Dendralaphis species more than Dendroaspis lol (it's the face stripe I guess). I feel like you could have saved the green mamba comparison for something like a Gonyosoma, which is a more similar green. Edit: LOL YOU MENTIONED THAT IT LOOKS LIKE A GONYOSOMA SOON AFTER, FAIR ENOUGH

[@yeetmixclear]

amazing video, cant wait to see more videos on african snakes like the green mamba one

[@nathanluke4451]

I saw a habu (Protobothrops flavoviridis) the other day which is super cool because I live in the only part of the world they live. I really wanna own one but they're illegal in most places.

[@Wobbegongsharky]

Hey Clint, Question from a while ago, remember when you made the Cuban False Chameleon Video. Are they an endangered species of Anole because if they are I can’t own one.

[@Kaiyome]

Hey Clint! Could you maybe do a video on the sailfin dragon? It’s always been my bucket list reptile next to the tegu but I want to hear your more professional opinion on it :D

[@diebesgrab]

Do you have anything like a chart or summary of each of the animals you review for pet potential for easy comparisons?