lifespan of burm & ball?

[jncoclub]

I can't find my snake books; what's the estimated lifespan of a burmese python and a ball python?

Thanks!
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[BurmBaroness]

Not sure on a ball, but for a burm it's 20+ years, with good husbandry. I would say Balls would also be 15-20 yrs.

[dvs]

Im not sure where I read it, it might of even been here but someone said a ball at a zoo lived to 49.

[BoidKeeper]

" Ball pythons are among the longest lived of snakes. It would be reasonable to expect lifespans of 20 to 30 years with captive-raised ball pythons. The longest-lived ball python on record is held by a specimen, purchased as a young adult male by renowned herpetologist Roger Conant, which resided in the Philadelphia Zoo from April 26 1945, to October 7, 1992, more then 47 years. This is the longest-lived snake on record (Conant 1993). (de Vosjoli, Klingenberg, Barker, and Barker. p4, the ball python manual, 1995)
Trevor

[jncoclub]

Thanks! Unless anyone else has something to say....