Indian python lifespan and age in human years
Longest recorded 34.2 years
🏆 The longest-lived indian python on record reached 34.2 years in captivity.
Indian python (Python molurus). The oldest known individual lived 34.2 years; this chart maps that record to a human age of 120. Most individuals live considerably shorter lives than the record.
- Reaches adulthood at about 3 years
- Adult weight about 12.4 kg
- Incubation about 100 days
- About 40 eggs at a time
How old in human years?
Age
Indian python age chart in human years
Shaded rows are equivalent to human age 60+.
| Indian python | Human age | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 5 yr | 25 | Adult |
| 10 yr | 41 | Middle age |
| 15 yr | 57 | Middle age |
| 20 yr | 74 | Senior |
| 25 yr | 90 | Elderly |
| 30 yr | 106 | Elderly |
| 35 yr | 123 | Elderly |
| 40 yr | 139 | Elderly |
Indian python profile
| Classification | Reptilia > Squamata > Pythonidae |
|---|---|
| Scientific name | Python molurus |
| Adult weight | about 12 kg |
| Age of maturity | 3 years |
| Incubation | about 100 days |
| Litter / clutch size | 40 |
| Longest recorded | 34.2 years (captivity) |
Sources
How we convert ages: method.
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