burmese

[caecilian]

i have been lookin in to getin a burmese python,i anad my brother have delt with large snakes like this such as the anaconda.ive been doin my research and i am havin trouble findin out the size,all the sights say diffrent things,so im going to try here cause i think here is where the pros go.how big does a male burmese python grow?

[SCReptiles]

Been debated over and over, here and other places. A male most likely will not top 14 feet. What you get off the captive market today is a scaled down version of the original. In the wild the biggest and strongest mate. In captivity the brightest colors mate, so you end up with a weaker gene pool. There are the occasional exceptions. I have a male that is near 17’ but he was breed for size.

[caecilian]

so whats the average for a regular male berm?

[matrix1829]

the average length would be from 13 to 16 feet, most of the time!!!

[NewLineReptile]

I would say for a male around 10' - 14' and a female around
14' - 17'

Brandon

[Chair]

Can anyone tell me what the weight of an adult male burm could be, the length is one thing but the weight is a whole other ball game.

[T.O-SK8TER]

The weight of these animals can vary which does not have much to do with there length but the girth of your animal. I d say the range is betwwen 100-200 pounds, you really can t say a closer range because every animal is different, like you can t say what wait your baby child is going to be when they are older cause humans weight can vary in such a range aswell!

[Wildkingdom]

The burm we have is 14' about 130 lbs.

Tim

[snakemann87]

Well just make sure you know what your getting into. I built a 4x2x2 which took all day and now less than a year later I'm building another.

Average size for males would be around 12ft...BUT they can get bigger. Average for females is around 15ft.

My burm right now is at 9 months of age and 5ft!(you can see him in the Photo Discussion called FInally!(lots of pics)

[snakemann87]

I Think an average sized male would be about 80-120llbs gestimate. They are much thinner in girth than females. I'm saying this based on a regular feeding schedule.

[Reticman]

Your looking at an average of 12-14 feet. I wouldnt suggest powerfeeding at all. by powerfeeding youll get a snake 10+ feet in less than a year and its really not healthy. At 14 feet youf looking at rough 90-110 pounds of muscle

[Tdave]

I have a 12 ft. male albino burmese that is 8 years old and approx. 85 lbs.. He feeds on a 6 to 8 lb. rabbit every 3 weeks and stays in perfect health. I don't expect him to get too much bigger than he is now, but time will tell.

Tdave

[skin78]

My female is near 17 feat and only 5 years old,...I wouldn't know what her weight is buyt she is not fat she is in top condition. No powerfeeding here. Just feeding once every 5 to 7 weeks 3 rabbits

Think hard before you get your burmese... ANd when you decide to get one try to adopt one first ..