There are only a pair of Southerns in the United States as of now from what I know. They are very difficult to get a hold of, and require different care than the Centrals. Centrals have a completely different build, general pattern, and different scalation than the Southern African Rocks; which allowed them to be reclassified as two distinct, different species. Basically when you look at the two compared, its like looking at an Angolan Python vs. a Ball Python. Some have noted that Southerns are more aggressive, but not enough have been kept in order to make that assumption. Southerns are also dwarves compared to the Centrals. On average, Southerns grow to be around 8-9' on average (females), while Centrals grow to be 14-16' on average (females). Record Southern length is 14-15', and it was never determined if this animal was a hybrid or not, as the animal looked different from both species.
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Andrew H.

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