A study from Macquarie University suggests python meat as a sustainable alternative to traditional meats like chicken, pork, or beef. Due to their energy-efficient cold-blooded nature, they require ...

MIAMI — The alligator has some foreign competition at the top of the Everglades food chain, and the results of the struggle are horror-movie messy. A 13-foot Burmese python recently burst after it ...

They produce more meat compared to what they eat, and can also fast for long periods without losing much body mass You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an ...

Editor's note: This story originally published in 2024. Python hunter Bayo Hernandez prefers his snake ground up like hamburger meat with ketchup, mustard, and mayo. Another hunter fancies the ...

Burmese pythons like a meal they can really get their fangs around, especially since the snakes are known to go half a year or more between meals. That gustatory pause is merely one of pythons' more ...

Two boys killed by a python may have become prey because they had been playing with farm animals, a reptile expert testified Monday. Bob Johnson, the now-retired former curator of reptiles and ...