Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey.

Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey.

Burmese pythons can consume prey even larger than scientists realized, according to a new study published in the journal Reptiles & Amphibians.

Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey.

Burmese pythons, and possibly all other snakes, have special intestinal cells that allow them to digest their prey's bones.

To find out, researchers studied the pythons’ intestinal cells after feeding them three different diets—a standard fare of whole rodents, a low-calcium variant of “boneless prey,” and a ...

Researchers discover the secret behind Burmese pythons' ability to fully digest the bones of their prey. Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons ...

A startling milestone has been reached in Florida's war against the invasive Burmese pythons eating their way across the Everglades.

Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey.