A ball python from Leinwand’s lab. CREDIT: Yuxiao Tan. Compared with the hearts of pythons who hadn’t eaten, the fed pythons increased their own mass by close to 25 percent after eating.

Do ball pythons like to be cuddled? Once a ball python becomes comfortable in its environment, it may bond with its human companion.

The 2022 Florida Python Challenge kicked off Friday morning in Florida. The competition is actually a conservation effort to remove Burmese pythons, an invasive species with a massive appetite ...