Maximum age for ball python?

[BPNH]

I have a captive bred female ball python that I purchased as a few month old baby thirty-three years ago. She has never been bred. I have fed her two live mice every four to six weeks throughout her life. She is about forty-six inches long and I would say medium girth - definitely not fat or heavy, but also not thin.

I wear her around my neck when I go to the front door each year at Halloween time. We have generations of children in our neighborhood who still come as teens just to see her.

Have others on this forum had BPs that have lived this long? Does anyone know of significantly older-aged BPs?

[hilabeans]

Holy cow. I'm incredibly impressed!! Would love to see pictures of your grande dame! 33 years may be the oldest BP in this forum.

[Craiga 01453]

Wow, 33!!!! Larry Bird's number!

That's awesome! And the snake is older than many members on this forum.

Thanks for sharing.

[richardhind1972]

That is a really impressive age

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[Starscream]

I think the Philadelphia Zoo kept a wild caught ball python for about 47 years. It died back in 1992, and quite honestly, I want to know their secret lol.

[Sunnieskys]

Wow...33! Do you give her water from the eternal spring of life? Impressive!

[Neal]

That's definitely one of the oldest that I recall. That's awesome though you've had her that long.

[BPNH]

Her name is Pyewacket, from the movie Bell, Book, and Candle. Her nickname is E.T. because she has three E.T.s!

These photos were taken today.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1M-...n14OvP2WInecFA
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1K6...tJyutUcJ1lE0LT
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1o3...1Ii4Gl9wc9R674
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TO...5kC3VYm9njp60B

[hilabeans]

She doesn't look a day over 5!

[richardhind1972]

There such cool pics, I really love the E.t’s on her side, she looks so nice and healthy, she’s a credit to you


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