I'm trying to understand the top (3) python species to choose for a particular size. As most should know, when looking for any kind of pet, size is one of the most important things to consider. I have had many pythons in the past and I don't want something under 7ft or something well over 10ft in length. I'm looking for a python that will grow to a full adult length of about 9ft/2.7m and about 22lbs/10kg. I'm also looking for a python with medium girth in contrast to an Oenpelli Python, Nyctophilopython oenpelliensis having a very small/slender girth and a Sumatran Python, Python curtus having a very large/stocky girth. Also, whichever python I choose it will be a female, which will affect the adult size.

This should cross off many pythons from the list. However, I'm unsure of a few pythons. Such as the Macklots Python, Liasis mackloti, the Halmahera Python, Simalia tracyae and the Carpet Python, Morelia spilota a to name a few.

I realize there will be variations with size and there is no guarantee. However, like I already mentioned, I'm looking for the top (3) python species that will have the best chance at becoming this size. Currently, there are 38 species of pythons, actually 52 when including all the subspecies.


Antaresia childreni - Children's Python
Antaresia maculosa maculosa - Spotted Python
Antaresia maculosa peninsularis - Cape York Spotted Python
Antaresia papuensis - Papuan Spotted Python
Antaresia perthensis - Pygmy Python
Apodora papuana - Papuan Python

Aspidites melanocephalus - Black Headed Python
Aspidites ramsayi - Woma Python

Bothrochilus boa - Ringed Python

Leiopython albertisii - Northern White Lipped Python
Leiopython fredparkeri - Southern White Lipped Python

Liasis fuscus - Water Python
Liasis mackloti dunni - Dunn's Python
Liasis mackloti mackloti - Macklot's Python
Liasis mackloti savuensis - Savu Python
Liasis olivaceus barroni - Pilbara Olive Python
Liasis olivaceus olivaceus - Olive Python

Malayopython reticulatus jampeanus - Kayaudi Dwarf Reticulated Python
Malayopython reticulatus reticulatus - Reticulated Python
Malayopython reticulatus saputrai - Selayer Reticulated Python
Malayopython timoriensis - Timor Python

Morelia azurea azure - Northern Green Tree Python
Morelia azurea pulcher- Northern Green Tree Python
Morelia azurea utaraensis - Northern Green Tree Python
Morelia bredli - Centralian Python
Morelia carinata - Rough Scaled Python
Morelia imbricata - Southwestern Carpet Python
Morelia spilota cheynei - Jungle Carpet Python
Morelia spilota harrisoni - Irian Jaya Carpet Python
Morelia spilota mcdowelli - Coastal Carpet Python
Morelia spilota metcalfei - Inland Carpet Python
Morelia spilota spilota - Diamond Python
Morelia spilota variegata - Northwestern Carpet Python
Morelia viridis - Southern Green Tree Python

Nyctophilopython oenpelliensis - Oenpelli Rock Python

Python anchietae - Angolan Python
Python bivittatus bivittate - Burmese Python
Python bivittatus progschai - Dwarf Burmese Python
Python breitensteini - Borneo Python
Python brongersmai - Red Blood Python
Python curtus - Sumatran Python
Python kyaiktiyo - Myanmar Python
Python molurus - Indian Rock Python
Python natalensis - Southern African Python
Python regius - Ball Python
Python sebae - African Rock Python

Simalia amethistina - Amethystine Python
Simalia boeleni - Boelen's Python
Simalia clastolepis - Southern Moluccan Python
Simalia kinghorni - Scrub Python
Simalia nauta - Tanimbar Python
Simalia tracyae - Halmahera Python