The new year started off with a bang when a python hunter caught a 202-pound female python. That's a lot of meat to eat. But don't do that.

Florida health officials warn against consuming Burmese python meat from the Everglades due to high mercury levels. Learn ...

Python meat could feed the planet as a high-quality protein as global agriculture faces continuing challenges, a new study's co-author said. Published in Scientific Reports, the study found that ...

Researchers on Thursday published a study about python farming in Scientific Reports and, according to their report, the massive snakes have the potential to address a global problem. The study, ...

For context, python farming seemingly has some advantages over the livestock farming that’s more common in the global north, like cattle and pig farming. Per pound of edible meat produced, pythons ...

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MIAMI — The voracious Burmese python has done widespread damage to the Everglades food chain, pretty much wiping out populations of small mammals like marsh bunnies and gulping down everything from ...

(NewsNation) — Pythons could become a sustainable source of meat amid rising food insecurity worldwide exacerbated by climate change, according to some researchers. A study published in the Scientific ...

EVERGLADES CITY, Fla. — A snake-hunting team just bagged one of the largest Burmese pythons ever caught in Florida. Zach Hoffman, Jan Gianello and Justice Sargood said they had covered 140 miles and ...