[ssssnakeluvr]

to measure mine I take a piece of string, put the end at the head of the snake, work my way down grabbing the snakes and holding the string against the back of the snake. it usually takes 2 people to do this. after you get to the end, you grab the end of the string to mark the length...then measure the string... my melanistic eastern measured at 42" last summer....she is huge, eats full grown mice like crazy!!! snakes continue to grow their entire lives, however as they get older they grow slower...