A pharmacokinetic and microbiological evaluation of the potential use of piperacillin, an extended spectrum beta-lactam, in blood pythons (Python curtus) was conducted. Minimum inhibitory ...

Study Reveals Pythons Take Care of Their Offspring, For a Little While The southern African python wraps around its eggs to keep them warm and does the same for its snakelets during the first ...

The female Southern African python is the first ever egg-laying snake species shown to care for their babies. This comes at great cost to themselves, as they never eat during the breeding period ...

Proper timing of the reproductive cycle to assure mate access is critical to optimizing success. We tested the importance of male presence on the progression of the female reproductive cycle in the ...

Its blood vessels fill with 52 times the usual level of triglycerides, substances found in fats and oils. Such levels would clog mammal hearts with fat, but the pythons seem immune.

By Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Shedding their cold-blooded image, snakes emerge from a recent study as more caring creatures that protect their nests and remain with their young for a ...

Its blood vessels fill with 52 times the usual level of triglycerides, substances found in fats and oils. Such levels would clog mammal hearts with fat, but the pythons seem immune.

There’s no evidence to show that the trade in blood pythons from Indonesia, coveted for their skins for making luxury fashion items, is sustainable, a new study shows. In fact, the evidence ...