B urmese pythons ( Python bivittatus) don’t believe in waste, digesting not only the muscle and fat of their prey, but the ...

A newly discovered cell helps pythons digest entire skeletons—and might be present in other bone-eating predators, too.

Research into the intestinal cells of Burmese pythons has revealed the existence of a previously unknown cell type, ...

Few predators swallow their prey whole. Even fewer can digest their meals with bones and all. But for some reptiles like the ...

The particles in the cells' crypts, the researchers determined, are excess to the snake's requirements once it has extracted all it needs from the completely dissolved bones. The purpose of the ...

Specialized cells in the intestinal lining of Burmese pythons allows them to completely absorb the skeletons of their prey.

Cane toads in Florida secrete a milky-white toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, including ...

This is the dramatic moment a resident saved his pet cat from being strangled by a huge wild python. The pet owner was cooking rice in his kitchen when he spotted the snake constricting his cat in the ...

When it comes to fine dining, pelicans typically stick to seafood. These oversized, beach-loving birds are super social, but they’re not about to share their meal with anyone else, especially a cat.

A common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) has around 500 million neurons, similar to the number in a dog’s brain. However, unlike dogs or cats, the majority of an octopus’s neurons are located in its arms, ...

More: 'We couldn’t believe it': Giant python wrangled, caught by 3 hunters in Everglades Working with research collaborators at the University of Florida, the scientists have identified prey pieces ...

A monstrous python sparked alarm when it swallowed a chicken whole in front of shocked workers in Thailand. The 8ft beast coiled around the helpless hen, suffocating it before stretching its jaws ...