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How big is a full grown Burmese python?

How big is a full grown Burmese python?

The Burmese python may reach a length of 26 feet and a weight of more than 200 pounds. The average size of a Burmese python removed in Florida is 8 to 10 feet. The native range of the Burmese python stretches from India to lower China, throughout the Malay Peninsula and on some islands in the East Indies.

How big do pet Burmese pythons get?

The size of the Burmese Python is their most famous trait. Adult females on average are about 21 feet long and weigh between 80 to 200 pounds. Males are about 15 feet long and weigh 40-110 pounds.

Is owning a Burmese python illegal?

The answer to that question is no. The law that S. 373 seeks to foist upon the world by listing the snakes as injurious species is a federal one. Therefore, as of now anyway, none of these snakes would be illegal to own in California, even if they are added to the Lacey Act list.

What is the biggest Burmese python ever caught?

18.9 feet long
It’s official. An invasive Burmese python captured in the Everglades over the weekend has broken the state record measuring 18.9 feet long. The previous record was 18.8 feet long.

How heavy is a 12 foot Burmese python?

These snakes are capable of reaching a length of 23 feet (7 meters) or more and weighing up to 200 pounds (90 kilograms) and with a girth as large as a telephone pole. They measure on average 3,5 or 4 meters (12 ft), the males have a narrower girth, weigh less and are shorter in length than the females.

What is the largest python?

What is the biggest snake in the world?

  • The largest snakes in the world belong to the python and boa families.
  • The reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) is the longest snake in the world, regularly reaching over 6.25 metres in length.

How old do Burmese pythons get?

The Burmese python is a long-lived snake, with the average lifespan exceeding 20 years. The oldest recorded Burmese python lived to be 28 years and 3 months old.

Do you need a license to own a Burmese python?

You rarely need a license to own the most common pet snakes, like corn snakes or ball pythons, because these snakes aren’t dangerous. You will usually need a permit to catch or own a venomous snake. The Burmese python decimated the native species in Florida, and releasing pet snakes was partly responsible.

Where are Burmese pythons banned?

GREG ALLEN, BYLINE: Federal officials banned the import and sale of Burmese pythons and three other species of exotic snakes three years ago to halt their spread in the U.S. Burmese pythons have become established in South Florida and are a particular problem in the Everglades.

What is the largest python ever found?

reticulated python
But the longest documented living snake is a reticulated python named Medusa, who resides at The Edge of Hell Haunted House in Kansas City. Medusa is 25 feet, 2 inches long and weighs 350 pounds.

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Ruth Doyle