But pythons can eat their whole body weight if Secor has enough rats on hand. In those cases, their metabolic rate can soar by 4,400%, the highest ever recorded for an animal.

The incredible success of invasive pythons in the Everglades has proven to be a boon to cotton rats. New research indicated that if the snakes are present, foxes, bobcat and other furry predators a… ...

But pythons can eat their whole body weight if Dr. Secor has enough rats on hand. In those cases, their metabolic rate can soar by 4,400 percent, the highest ever recorded for an animal.

Burmese pythons are feasting on foxes and bobcats in Florida, leaving few predators left to contain the state's rat population, which has exploded.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — If you don’t like rats, you might have more in common with invasive Burmese pythons than you think. A new study by the University of Florida shows that pythons in the ...

This is a giant Burmese Python digesting three rats. This is the first time the complete digestion cycle of a Burmese Python has been visualized with modern MRI and CT imaging techniques.