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01-18-2006, 05:57 AM
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20-40yr old snake?
Don't know if this qualifies as a myth, but I'll ask here anyways. It is a fact that snakes can be as old as 40yrs in captivity. But I have never heard of anyone owning a snake even close to that.
Does anybody have 20-40yr old snakes?
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01-18-2006, 06:01 AM
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i know they can live to be in thier 20's. dont know about any older though.
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01-18-2006, 06:13 AM
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the oldest snake is a boa, just over 40yrs old
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01-18-2006, 06:14 AM
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I know of a Ball Pythons that's 28.
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01-18-2006, 10:32 PM
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ive wondered the same thing...ive read stories of snakes living a long time in captivity
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01-18-2006, 10:42 PM
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yup i blieve, according to the guiness book of world records, the oldest snake ever was 40 yrs 3 months and 13 days i think it was. said it was owned by the philidelphia zoo i think, cant remember all the details
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01-18-2006, 10:53 PM
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It's suspected that the tigersnakes found on Chappell Island could be as much as 80 years old. They pretty much do nothing for 10 1/2 to 11 months and then when the mutton bird chicks hatch out, they enjoy a 4-6 week feast. They have been watching their growth rate for nearly 20 years now. The island is nearly void of young snakes. What the lack of young ones means? *shrug*. The theory to their longevity though is because they pretty much shut down for most of the year and only come alive for that one month to eat.
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01-19-2006, 12:52 AM
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I had a friend with a ball python 28 years and he died just last year. RIP Gomez.
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01-19-2006, 12:53 AM
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Had a yellow rat for 14 years once.............
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01-19-2006, 01:23 AM
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