Quote Originally Posted by TessadasExotics View Post
All Ball Pythons are 100% Sub Saharan. The ball pythons that are supposedly "giants" are from the Volta Basin region of Ghana. Personally I don't buy into the "Sub Saharan" Volta giants being any different than any other ball python. The Volta basin area that these "giants" are found in is not hunted as much as other areas. The terrain is much harder to explore and there is quite a bit of tribal strife in the area. I am of the belief that they find larger specimens there because they are able to get older and larger. All ball pythons are capable of reaching over 4kg. All ball pythons can have 15+ egg clutches. Most people breed their females way to small and way too often. Small females that are bred to often are going to stay smaller and have less eggs. Even then, some older, smaller females can and do have 9-15 egg clutches.
I was referring to the term 100% "sub-saharan" as the marketing term for the locality, not the region in which they live in. Just like a super dwarf retic is not a super dwarf, its a Kalatoa. There is a difference between Voltas and sub saharans. Voltas are imported farther north east, "sub saharans" inhabit the central north of Ghana. You could be correct about the animals attaining larger sizes due to lack of hunting. The only evidence to refute that theory that I can provide is that once the giants get to 500-600g their heads are significantly larger then the rest of the localities. Voltas haven't been imported for over 4 years as far as I understand it. "Sub-saharans", have been though by the dozen.