Post by M. Hawbaker on Mar 15, 2024 19:59:38 GMT
Python meat could offer a form of meat much less carbon intensive than the current options, according to researchers who studied farms in Southeast Asia for two species of pythons -- reticulated and Burmese -- for 12 months.
Farmed python meat may offer a more sustainable alternative to other farmed meat because they can reproduce rapidly, even when food is not abundantly available, according to a study published in Scientific Reports on Thursday.
Pythons have an "extreme biology and evolutionary slant toward extreme resource and energy efficiency," Patrick Aust, conservation specialist at nonprofit People for Wildlife and co-author of the paper, told ABC News. Since pythons are an "ambush predator" that chooses prey up to 100% their own weight, they can survive for prolonged periods of time between meals, Aust said.
"These animals are extremely good converters of food and particularly protein," he said. "Literally, they are specialists and making the most of very little."
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Farmed python meat may offer a more sustainable alternative to other farmed meat because they can reproduce rapidly, even when food is not abundantly available, according to a study published in Scientific Reports on Thursday.
Pythons have an "extreme biology and evolutionary slant toward extreme resource and energy efficiency," Patrick Aust, conservation specialist at nonprofit People for Wildlife and co-author of the paper, told ABC News. Since pythons are an "ambush predator" that chooses prey up to 100% their own weight, they can survive for prolonged periods of time between meals, Aust said.
"These animals are extremely good converters of food and particularly protein," he said. "Literally, they are specialists and making the most of very little."
abcnews.go.com/International/python-farming-offer-sustainable-sources-meat-world-new/story?id=108084507&fbclid=IwAR2vIf_9PuP6afvbAilM9mEqZ3i0kCfXG6DLFnzEnBrrWy1xJz7UBcqbKiA
