how do you tell age

[boa]

hello everyone i was just woundering how you can tell the age of a snake or can you even tell by looking at the snake....
THANK-YOU

[nuno]

You can roughly guess a reptiles age by the size and weight. You can only guess by these factors.

[BurmBaroness]

There is no way to get a good age on a snake, it depends on whether it was fed properly, taken good care of, etc. Post a pic, that might help.

[Lisa]

once a snake is an adult you can never be sure.

[Gregg M]

Cant you tell by the amount of rings or something???LOL........

[Lisa]

Originally posted by Gregg M
Cant you tell by the amount of rings or something???LOL........

in some cases, such as rattlers yes, but most snakes are not like trees and do not have rings.

[Gregg M]

Ummmm I was joking...... And you cant tell how old a rattlesnake is by its rattle segments...... That is an old wives tale..... They loose segments from time to time........ So you really cant give an exact age on a snake unless it was captive born....... I know how old my neonates are down to the minute.....

[Xetox]

If you did not raise them your self there is no true way to tell, unless of course you can talk to animals and they will tell you there age :)

[boa]

thanks for all your help so people can't tell thanks for all your time

[sSNAKESs.com]

you can always go by the color of there beard... LOL!! ok bad joke i know :P