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Can you tell me, in the average, which is the age that a green anaconda is adult (full size)? (I know they grow all their life but I mean when the large part of their growth is finish)

It is possible to see a female green conda at 3 years old at only 4-5 feet long? She is top shape, not skinny, she eats large rat but she not seem to grow normally. Look at the pics

If she's treated against parasites in her gut(she never go to the vet so I dont know if it can be the cause), can she grow faster after that?

(The conda does not belong to me)

Here's some pic

We have raised several green anacondas from newborns to fair size adults, and Jud and I have kept fairly accurate records on their growth rates. All were fed moderately and never to the point that they were overfed or "power fed". From growth curves I have graphed it appears that they grow at a fairly steady rate for the first 4 to 5 years. At that point the growth trajectories begin to level off fairly rapidly, but as you pointed out never completely, as they grow all their lives. Aside from age, another reason for this leveling off in growth could be that greater length requires a correspondingly greater increase in girth, which requires a much greater increase in mass. Even if feeding remained steady, this in itself would cause the larger snakes to slow in growth even if the metabolic rate remained the same.
If fed sparingly, it is entirely possible for a three year old green to be 4 or 5 feet. Are you sure that it is a female, as it would be more likely that a male would be this size. If you are concerned about parasites, you should have a vet run a fecal on it to confirm or deny an infestation. Good luck.

Kelly