Quote Originally Posted by Gio View Post
A 6 foot, adult, female Royal is not average. That is probably getting close to record size, and very rare. Our 11 year old female is 4.5 feet tops and I would say that is much closer to what would be considered average.

The large African pythons are two different species.

Python Sabae, which is the largest and inhabits central and west Africa is what is considered the African Rock Python.

Python Natalensis is smaller and it inhabits southern Africa. This snake is now considered to be a separate species and isn't technically an African Rock any longer. I believe this species still hits 10 feet plus.They are not docile like the common boa.

An 8 foot Royal is a freak of nature and I doubt you will find one in existence.

Australia is the king of the pythons and has unmatched variety.

Mark O'Shea wrote a good book about the boas and pythons of the world.

https://www.amazon.com/Boas-Pythons-.../dp/069115015X
i was considering P. natalensis as a big display animal because I was thinking if they hit 10 ft as a genetic maximum and are sexually dimorphic, maybe a slow grown, moderately fed male might reach a common boa size but all the AFP’s i have found from breeders in the US have been P. sebae - will definitely check out the book also!