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Old 06-06-2008, 11:29 AM
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i have a 8/9 year old pine snake she is at 7ft now how big can they get cheers..
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Old 06-06-2008, 11:38 AM
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Hi There. to the forum.

You have not said what type of pine snake you have, so I am guessing here that you have got a northern pine snake, and judging by the group that I had, and still have one of, 10ft was a good average length for mine.

If a black pine, then again, judging from my own, around 8ft to 9ft by the age of 15 years.

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Old 06-06-2008, 04:13 PM
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According to Roger Conant's Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America (second edition), which is sitting beside me as I type, lengths are as follows:

Northern pine snake -- average adult length, 48-66 inches; record length, 83 inches.

Florida (southern) pine snake -- average adult length, 48-66 inches; record length, 90 inches.

Black pine snake -- average adult length, 48-64 inches; record length, 74 inches.

Bullsnake -- average adult length, 50-72 inches; record length, 100 inches.

For what it's worth, 8 feet = 96 inches. The only USA snakes with a measured record length over 100 inches are the black rat snake and the Florida indigo snakes. Though there are anecdotal records of bullsnakes ~25 feet long.
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Old 06-06-2008, 09:49 PM
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no she wont get bigger.
snake normally reach their adult size within about 5 years.
the maximum size for a pine snake is 8 foot though many struggle to exceed 7
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I agree with about 7ft give or take from what i've read, mines still a baby. Cracking snakes
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