When a ratsnake ceases to grow ?

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: I breed every year Elaphe taeniura friesi, and I have the : impression that animals 3-4 years old arrest almost completely : to grow (or at least they grow very very slowly). : At that age my friesi are 190-230 cm long, varying this from specimen : to specimen (biggest specimen: female 5 years 230 cm; smallest: male 3 years 190 cm). : Is my impression true ? : Do arrest their growth earlier females or males ? : Is it true that after the first egg-laying one female : almost ceases to grow ? : I had also Elaphe guttata and Elaphe obsoleta, and with these : species too, my impression is that after 3-5 years they arrest : their growth. : What is your experience about ratsnake growth ? : Thanks to all (I think this is an interesting argument...) : Ruggero : http://web.tiscalinet.it/animals/index.htm

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