“There is a python with a platypus in its mouth,” Elliot Bowerman’s friend called out as the two walked through a forest in Queensland, Australia. Sure enough, in the nearby creek, a two ...

A ball python from Leinwand’s lab. CREDIT: Yuxiao Tan. Compared with the hearts of pythons who hadn’t eaten, the fed pythons increased their own mass by close to 25 percent after eating.

Environment Animals Scientists propose eating more python These big reptiles may be a sustainable meat source, if farming can be scaled up. Laura Baisas Mar 15, 2024 12:11 PM EDT ...