Measuring your snake?

:D Those are great points, and may be correct. Basically, the 4" "rule" was created through observation and time. The only way to be sure would be to have a snake die that recently shed, then you could compare the two.

I believe a factor of the 4" thing was that they were measuring the snake in a tube or by letting it hang down, then comparing that to the shed length. Not sure, tho.

XD well, the snake measurer is fun..! And seems to work. I used it on all of my snakes...the results:

Laura Croft: (unknown age, unknown origins normal rescue, found outside) 1550g 49.61 inches

Draccy: (Unknown age, supposedly an 03 normal, but very small) 1300g 44.54 inches

Matika: (04 normal female, raised by me) 2200g 49.56 inches, but I've previously measured her at 53 inches. Perhaps I was wrong?

Chocobo: (07 pastel male, raised by me, produced by Charles Glaspie) 570g and 37.9 inches. Seems a little bit long, but my hand was shaking, so I probably measured a bit long.

Just thought I'd share my results...Matika's seems small, and Draccy and Chocobo's seem long, but maybe that's just my opinion. Someone else try and see what you get! (Lady Fortuna didn't get bothered since she's still in quarantine and is getting a few weeks of being left alone)

:) Well, like people snakes can be short and stocky or long and lanky. It differs from snake to snake. That's why length is just something to note maybe when looking for a new enclosure, but weight is the more widely accepted indicator of health and general age.

I like that string idea, much better then balancing a tape measurer over her...Thanks Jim