How much should my California Kingsnake weigh?

Question

As of her last shed, my CalKing is 46" long! Yay! She's around five years old.
So, how much is she supposed to weigh? All the info I've ever found is "an overweight snake looks like and overtuffed sausage", which is no help. None of her bones are sticking out or anything, and she's not like grotesquely fat, but I just want to know if she should be eating more or not. She grows a good 3" every shed, more or less. When she's all coiled up, her skin is all wrinkly where she bends. Is she too flabby?
She's looked the same forever, she's not getting fatter or anything.
Right now I'm feeding her four hoppers a week, I've been feeding her that much for several months now.

Is there a chart or guide somewhere that I can use to see if she's a good weight?

Answer 1

The wrinkled appearance where she bends really sounds like she might be a bit heavy. Overweight snakes tend to have creases left in those areas when they uncoil as well. She should feel generally firm and muscular in your hands. If she is feeling a bit more "squishy" then you should likely cut back a bit. At her age and size she just needs a maintenance diet rather then enough food to promote growth. With their slow metabolism, it takes a while to lose extra weight. She will be fine with 3 hoppers a week.

Answer 2

Unfortunately, I don't think many people weigh snakes. I've never seen anything on snake weights. However, four hoppers a week sounds like an awful lot to be feeding a snake which is generally fed one prey item (about 1.5 times the size of its neck) every other week.
The best description I've had of an overweight snake is that you can see skin between the scales. Every California King I've seen has been, at most, 2 inches in diameter.
Rapid growth is not considered a good thing in snakes so if your snake is shedding monthly and growing 3 inches every time, she's definitely overfed.
Hopefully this was helpful, I know it's hard judging a snake just by eyeballing it.