most expensive colubrid

[DavidD.]

What is the most expensive colubrid? i think it is the grey banded X nelsons milk snake at galdes herp $2000

[John_E_Dove]

Every so often two headed snakes show up with an asking price into the 6 figure range.
Like the hybrid you mentioned they are just oddities someone is attempting to capitalize on.
Personally I feel hybrids are interesting but not worth the price of either of their pure blood parents.

[Adrya]

I think crosses or morphs shouldn't be considered when looking at the most expensive normal morph colubrid...

So far from what I've seen, the Malaysian Red Mountain Racer is the most expensive to me, with pairs most often being well over $2000.

	Morph A morph is a color or pattern variation that is proven to be genetic. Common morphs include albino, anerythristic, gentically striped, Hypomelanistic, and many others. Morphs also include combinations of simple traits such as "Sunglow" which is Albino and Hypomelanistic. These traits may be recessive traits, co-dominant traits, dominant traits, or created through selective breeding (ie Pastel).

[tokaysrnice]

MY .02
I'd have to say, no morphs or freaks included, Drymarchon rubidus (mexican westcoast cribo) I've seen'em for well over 3000 for one, heck an adult proven indigo can sell for 3000 if someone wants it enough.
Another option would be wanting something so rare that you have to be a AZA zoo, that cost 30,000 a year.
Nate

	Morph A morph is a color or pattern variation that is proven to be genetic. Common morphs include albino, anerythristic, gentically striped, Hypomelanistic, and many others. Morphs also include combinations of simple traits such as "Sunglow" which is Albino and Hypomelanistic. These traits may be recessive traits, co-dominant traits, dominant traits, or created through selective breeding (ie Pastel).

[John_E_Dove]

Originally Posted by tokaysrnice

MY .02 I'd have to say Drymarchon rubidus (mexican westcoast cribo) I've seen'em for well over 3000 for one, heck an adult proven indigo can sell for 3000 if someone wants it enough.
Another option would be wanting something so rare that you have to be a AZA zoo, that cost 30,000 a year.
Nate

I was just thinking the same thing which is why I came back on to post.

[tokaysrnice]

gotch'ya

[telefrag]

there are several colubrids that are more than $2,000 each.

oh Adrya, red moutain racers are WAY overpriced, i'd expect to see a huge price drop in the near future.

[tokaysrnice]

What else tele? I also remeber seeing Elaphe carinatas yunagi (I think) being several thousand apiece, you got my interest peeked.

[telefrag]

the erythura (sp?) are like 1500-2000 each as well.

the thing about high priced colubrids is we usually won't see them advertised anywhere, the people who are most likely to get them have a backline on them so most dealers already know who to call when something really rare comes in, so they never make it onto the "public" market, so most of us will never see what someone would of paid.