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Carpet python

Carpet python lifespan and age in human years

Longest recorded 19.6 years

🏆 The longest-lived carpet python on record reached 19.6 years in captivity.

Carpet python (Morelia spilota). The oldest known individual lived 19.6 years; this chart maps that record to a human age of 120. Most individuals live considerably shorter lives than the record.

How old in human years?

Age

Carpet python age chart in human years

Shaded rows are equivalent to human age 60+.

Carpet pythonHuman ageStage
1 yr6Child
2 yr12Child
3 yr18Teen
4 yr24Adult
5 yr31Adult
6 yr37Adult
7 yr43Middle age
8 yr49Middle age
9 yr55Middle age
10 yr61Senior
11 yr67Senior
12 yr73Senior
13 yr80Elderly
14 yr86Elderly
15 yr92Elderly
16 yr98Elderly
17 yr104Elderly
18 yr110Elderly
19 yr116Elderly
20 yr122Elderly
21 yr129Elderly
22 yr135Elderly
23 yr141Elderly
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Carpet python profile

ClassificationReptilia > Squamata > Pythonidae
Scientific nameMorelia spilota
Adult weightabout 16 kg
Incubationabout 63 days
Longest recorded19.6 years (captivity)

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