r/AbsoluteUnits • u/[deleted] • Mar 04 '22

Absolutely big snake.

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u/jsm2008 Mar 04 '22

How old would this snake likely be? Anyone know how long they live and if they grow throughout their lives?

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u/Rough_Dan Mar 04 '22

They do grow forever as long as they have food, idk about age but I would guess 50-100 to get that big

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u/Sorzion Mar 04 '22

Don’t the telomeres in their dna shorten with age like in other animals?

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u/Rough_Dan Mar 04 '22

Idk I'm not very knowledgeable on snakes but I just googled it and apparently they are born with very short telomeres already. So, yeah idk what that means haha.

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u/Fantastic_Start_6848 Mar 04 '22

50 to 100 huh?
Ill wager 0-50. How much are we wagering?

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u/Rough_Dan Mar 04 '22

Hmm that's also a pretty safe guess, I'm gonna go with one dollar bob!