Scientists have learned how their hearts stand up to the stress of mass digestion.

THE EVERGLADES, FLA. (WSVN) - Catching Burmese pythons is an itch that hundreds of hunters can’t wait to scratch every year, and for 10 days this month, they’re sending the big reptiles on the run in ...

News Environment Large python swallows 77-pound deer, stunning researchers with the size of its mouth Researchers found a 14.8-foot 115-pound python consuming a 77-pound deer near Naples.

Burmese pythons, according to National Geographic, are amongst the world’s largest known snakes, and are capable of reaching lengths of up to 23 feet. Which is probably something this man had no clue ...

If a human ate 50 percent of their weight in one sitting, their body might not take it. Their stomach would expand, and their heart would begin trying to furiously pump blood to sustain the metabolism ...

In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers investigated the potential of python farming as a novel form of livestock for commercial use. Livestock rearing has ...

"The snake probably was a pet that got too large to keep and too expensive to feed," Sheriff Lee Foster told Newsweek.

How Pythons Adapt Their Hearts After a Big Meal Python heart muscles ramp up their force to sustain metabolic activity to maintain increased metabolism during feeding.

Recent sightings of invasive Burmese pythons at Florida homes were caught on video. Are these massive snakes invading urban ...