Burmese pythons—one of the longest snakes in the world—have interesting eating habits. As opportunistic feeders, they wait for a prey animal to stray a little too close before gripping it with their ...

Researchers found that specialized cells in Burmese pythons' (Python bivittatus) intestinal lining process calcium from the bones of their meals. This helps explain how these predators digest whole ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...