A post‑meal compound found in python blood curbed appetite in lab mice, hinting at future weight loss therapies.

Every time a Burmese python swallows a meal, something remarkable happens inside its body. Its heart expands by a quarter.

Scientists have discovered a novel metabolite in pythons that quells appetite without causing gastrointestinal side effects ...

Indiana Jones’ greatest fear may be obesity’s biggest enemy. Scientists at three universities have turned to nature to find a property that rivals the benefits of GLP-1 drugs without the laundry list ...

A molecule produced in abundance by pythons after big meals could lead the way to new weight loss drugs, a University of Colorado study says.

A new study explores how the extreme biology of pythons may point to an unexpected path for obesity research. Pythons don’t ...

Pythons don't nibble. They chomp, squeeze, and swallow their prey whole in a meal that can approach 100% of their body weight ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have identified a molecule in Burmese python blood that suppresses appetite ...

New research suggests python blood could hold the key to a new weight-loss drug, as the snake metabolite suppresses appetites ...

The Burmese python has been wreaking havoc across the Florida Everglades as it slithers its way north into new territory. What do they look like?

A California ball python was captured at an In-N-Out Burger 50 miles from her home. While Florida has ball pythons, our challenge is dealing with the much larger Burmese pythons. Sometimes a mouse won ...