Environment Animals Scientists propose eating more python These big reptiles may be a sustainable meat source, if farming can be scaled up. Laura Baisas Published Mar 15, 2024 12:11 PM EDT ...

03-21-2024 IMPACT Would you eat a python? It may be the sustainable food of the future Unlike mammals and birds, pythons require little food and water and focus almost all their energy on growth.

The giant Burmese python has been known to consume large animals like a deer. But the length of time it can go between meals is impressive.