That might be the future, after researchers suggested python meat could provide a more sustainable alternative to other farmed meats. The reason? They grow rapidly, and need much less food than other ...

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 in two South-East Asian commercial ...

Zoo staff concerned with an aging python's health were forced to take the five metre reptile to a university so they could find a CT scanner big enough to accommodate the massive snake. Weighing in at ...

They're capable of a powerful bite that can cause nasty injuries. And now scientists say that pythons should be on the menu - at least for those of us wanting to do our bit to help save the planet.

Python meat should be seen as a serious alternative to chicken and beef because of its environmental benefits, according to a scientific study. Academics say the non-venomous snakes require less food ...

"They just start spreading out." Experts issue warning as massive snakes spread across US region: 'We can expect to see more ...

A SNAKE lover was caught letting 20 massive Burmese pythons roam freely inside his Utah home. The snakes were allegedly found slithering around the house in their own filth, while rabbits and rats ...

A giant python in Indonesia met an unfortunate end when it was eaten after it lost a battle with a local man. Security guard Robert Nababan encountered the snake on a palm oil plantation road in ...

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Martin "Marty" Bone, 64, was slapped with nearly two dozen charges in connection to exotic animals and pets on Friday. Police said 10 of the snakes were longer than 10 feet and the others were a ...