Researchers turn a python's post-meal molecule into a promising obesity drug

A team of Colorado researchers is looking to one of nature's most unusual survival strategies for a possible obesity treatment: the python, a snake that can go months without eati ...
Newsweek

Python Meat Could Feed the Planet ‘High-Quality Protein,’ Says Scientist

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Python meat could feed the planet as a high-quality protein as global ...
Phys.org

Snakes: The new, high-protein superfood

Farmed pythons may offer a sustainable and efficient new form of livestock to boost food security, according to new research from Macquarie University. A study of two South-East Asian commercial ...
KPBS

Pythons' extreme biology may hold clues for treating human disease

For new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, follow NPR's Short Wave podcast. When Skip Maas first adopted Agrapina, a mottled ball python, she hadn't eaten in 14 ...