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.

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No human has been attacked by a Burmese python in the wild in Florida, but attacks on humans though rare, do occur in the snake's home range in Southeast Asia. What eats a Burmese python?

A photo of a python lounging in a garage with a bulging belly has gone viral online, sparking fierce debate about the contents of the snake’s mystery meal.