Every time a Burmese python swallows a meal, something remarkable happens inside its body. Its heart expands by a quarter.

Scientists have discovered a compound in python blood that reduces appetite and could lead to safer, more effective weight-loss drugs.

Scientists Were Studying Snake Blood For Other Reasons. What They Found Could Change Obesity Treatment. In A Nutshell Scientists discovered a molecule called pTOS in python blood that surges after ...

PYTHON blood could hold the key to the next blockbuster weight loss treatment, scientists say. The reptiles can go months without eating after consuming a massive meal, while still remaining ...