Pythons, much like elite athletes, excel at healthy heart growth. Her previous work has shown that over the course of about a week to 10 days after a meal, python hearts get much bigger, their heart ...

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Burmese pythons add 40 percent to their hearts' muscle mass within 48 hours of feeding, according to new research, which found that the process is fully reversible.

The python's enlarged heart bears all the hallmarks of an "athlete's heart," a heavily muscularized organ common to long-distance runners and capable of feeding big demands for oxygen, Leinwand said.

Usually consuming prey that totals around 10 percent of their weight, young carpet pythons feed every 1-2 weeks, while adults with slower metabolisms feed every 2-4 weeks.

Researchers monitored changes in the python gut after feeding. They observed drastic morphological changes, which coincided with a rapid increase in body temperature.