how old would a 5 meter olive python be

[hazza88]

at work we have a resident olive python living at the water/sewer farm for the town and guys that work there recon its over 5 meters cause they spotted it next to a piece of 5m poly pipe and it was a little bigger than the pipe

 

[spilota_variegata]

Depends on the food available there. I'd say 5 years plus but that's just a stab in the dark..

 

[snakeluvver]

A 5m olive has never been reported, I'm pretty sure?

 

[snakes123]

8 years plus would be my guess

 

[Eddie2257]

the biggest olive python ever was 6.5m.

 

[Jonno from ERD]

6.5 metres is the largest suggest size of a Pilbara Olive Python...it's kind of like the 8.5m that is often quoted for Scrub Pythons - a nice story but no proof. I'd love to be proven wrong though...

A 5 metre Olive Python would be a very old snake.

 

[blakehose]

A 5 metre Olive Python would be a very old snake.

And a VERY impressive one! Would love to see photo evidence.

 

[Joemal]

My girl is about 13 she is only 3.4 mtrs

 

[cadwallader]

so 50 years old is my guess, thats a large olive

 

[Boidae]

There is the occasional 'giant' in every species, but 5 metres is massive for an olive. My guess is that it would be 20 years plus, snakes keep growing throughout their entire lives, and if kept well fed it may well achieve that size with age. Ask if they can get pics as well, unless their camera has mysteriously gone missing Apparently Tim Mensforth who owns URS had a 13 footer, but the biggest I have ever seen would be the one that belongs to a member on this site called JamesJr.

 

[ramzee86]

Wow ^

 

[PythonLegs]

Agreed- at leat 20 years considering food availability in the wild, seasonal changes, etc.

 

[PilbaraPythons]

It wouldn't just happen to be at Pannawonica sewer station would it? I have had a few pics sent to me in the past of decent sized Olives there.

 

[longqi]

Being near a sewage works it will have access to lots of food
If it has lived there forever it may have virtually power fed all its life

But its still a big olive

 

[$NaKe PiMp]

old

 

[Bez84]

Like asking how longs a piece of string....

 

[Snakeluvver2]

27 years!

 

[jamesjr]

It wouldn't just happen to be at Pannawonica sewer station would it? I have had a few pics sent to me in the past of decent sized Olives there.

Hi Dave, would you post some pics of large barroni? would love to see them.

Cheers