Don't want to eat ze bugs? How about SNAKE MEAT?

Python farming could offer one of the most sustainable sources of meat in the world, according to a new study

Python produces large slabs of white meat similar to chicken filet.


These animals are extremely good converters of food and particularly protein. Literally, they are specialists and making the most of very little."

The pythons were fed on a weekly basis a variety of locally sourced proteins, such as wild-caught rodents and fishmeal, and were regularly measured and weighed over a 12-month period, according to the paper. The authors found that both species of python grew rapidly -- by up to 46 grams per day -- with females seeing higher growth rates than males.

Pythons are also able to survive extreme events, Aust said. When supply chains get disrupted -- as displayed during the COVID-19 pandemic -- it can have a "catastrophic impact" on global livestock systems.

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