Researchers have found a metabolite in Burmese pythons that suppresses appetite in mice without some of GLP-1's side effects. And humans make it, too.

Pythons eat huge meals after monthslong fasts. Researchers identified molecules that skyrocket in their blood after a meal. One caused obese mice to eat less and lose weight, similar to semaglutide.

Around 40 people fell ill after reportedly consuming contaminated dalma during a religious event in Odisha’s Kendrapara ...

An action-packed and entertaining SXSW Film Festival has come to an end, and that means an evening of awards announcements for some very deserving films. Arguably, the top prize of the festival, the ...

Senator Rand Paul has made it clear he has little regard for President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, fellow Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin. So ...

Researchers have identified fossil evidence of a giant python — estimated to exceed 13 feet in length — that once lived on ...

California's massive heat wave is bringing out deadly creatures as snake wrangler says calls are up over prior year.

A 13-foot python. A 23-foot crocodile. Saber-toothed cats and mammoths. These aren’t creatures from some far-flung corner of prehistoric Africa or South America. They once lived on Taiwan — the same ...

A single vertebra pulled from ancient sediments in southwest Taiwan has upended what scientists thought they knew about the island’s prehistoric ecosystem. The bone belongs to a giant python that ...

It wasn’t Saint Patrick but a long history of chilly weather and geographic isolation that kept the Emerald Isle snake-free ...

A veteran snake wrangler says this year's snake season is busier than prior years and started earlier, likely due to abundant rain, food sources, and rising temperatures.

A Florida woman drove straight to a fire station after discovering a python inside her car, where firefighters safely removed the unexpected passenger.