Understanding how pythons swallow massive meals may help develop new human heart medicines By Darren Incorvaia Aug 23, 2024 12:30pm heart Chromatin gene expression Myogen ...

On March 16, experienced snake handler Jeremy De Haan was called out to the family home where a non-venomous coastal carpet python had caught and consumed the family pet.

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.