A molecule produced in abundance by pythons after big meals could lead the way to new weight loss drugs, a University of Colorado study says.

Pythons don't nibble. They chomp, squeeze, and swallow their prey whole in a meal that can approach 100% of their body weight ...

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

Scientists have discovered a novel metabolite in pythons that quells appetite without causing gastrointestinal side effects ...

New research suggests python blood could hold the key to a new weight-loss drug, as the snake metabolite suppresses appetites ...

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

If a human ate 50 percent of their weight in one sitting, their body might not take it. Their stomach would expand, and their heart would begin trying to furiously pump blood to sustain the metabolism ...