Burmese pythons are remarkable predators capable of swallowing prey whole, from fur to bones. Yet, when they excrete, no skeletal remains are visible in their faeces. For years, this puzzled ...

Scientists have unlocked the mystery of how Burmese pythons digest bones without leaving any trace in their droppings. The secret lies in specialized intestinal cells that collect excess calcium and ...

Burmese pythons and other carnivorous snakes are well-known for swallowing their prey whole. But what comes out the other end doesn’t resemble what went in. There’s not a bone to be seen in their poop ...

Ian Easterling reached into the lifeless body of a female Burmese python, grabbed ahold of its lower bowel and plopped the business end into a white square plastic examination bowl. He squeezed from ...