Python meat could feed the planet as a high-quality protein as global agriculture faces continuing challenges, a new study's co-author said. Published in Scientific Reports, the study found that ...

If a human ate 50 percent of their weight in one sitting, their body might not take it. Their stomach would expand, and their heart would begin trying to furiously pump blood to sustain the metabolism ...

(WSVN) - A new study unhinges the truth about the Burmese python’s feeding method. The snakes are invasive species in Florida and have the ability to swallow a sizable white-tail deer. Researchers ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey. Pythons can eat prey over 100% of their body mass, including deer and bobcats.

Foreword / Richard Shine -- Introduction -- The biology of boas and pythons: a retrospective look to the future / Robert W. Henderson and Robert Powell -- Ecology, natural history, and evolution -- ...