Python meat should be seen as a serious alternative to chicken and beef because of its environmental benefits, according to a scientific study.

During the study, the pythons ate fish cuts, chicken heads from poultry farms, and stillborn piglets from pork farms, all processed into sausages.

Can Floridians curb the population of Burmese pythons by eating them? Possibly, though some officials don't recommend it.

The python protein advantage As potential livestock, the study found pythons have some significant advantages over cattle, pigs, chicken and even bugs.