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

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have identified a molecule in Burmese python blood that suppresses appetite ...

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

Clearly, humans are very different from snakes. For instance, we don't swallow meals whole, eat portions larger than our own body weight, or go months between bites. Still, this extreme feast-and-fast ...