Python farming: you should seriously think about eating more python, scientists say

[Still Waters]

We know meat-heavy diets aren't good for the planet or our health, but how far would you go to switch to a more sustainable way of eating it? How about replacing your current options with a few choice cuts of python meat?

A new study by an international team of researchers examined the feasibility of farming pythons on a commercial scale and the environmental cost of this farming compared to conventional livestock.

The results were promising: the snakes grew rapidly, even during periods of fasting, and returned a good amount of python meat relative to the food they consumed (which included chicken and rodents). They can also be fed waste proteins from other meat industries.

And relying on snake flesh for food has another unusual advantage.

https://www.sciencealert.com/wild-new-study-suggests-we-should-put-more-python-on-our-plates-in-future

The research has been published in Scientific Reports.

[Waspie_Dwarf]

1 hour ago, Still Waters said:

How about replacing your current options with a few choice cuts of python meat?

Does John Cleese know about this?

[openozy]

I don't like the idea of eating carnivores, I suppose I eat fish but they generally don't eat rats.

[Abramelin]

21 hours ago, Still Waters said:

We know meat-heavy diets aren't good for the planet or our health, but how far would you go to switch to a more sustainable way of eating it? How about replacing your current options with a few choice cuts of python meat?

A new study by an international team of researchers examined the feasibility of farming pythons on a commercial scale and the environmental cost of this farming compared to conventional livestock.

The results were promising: the snakes grew rapidly, even during periods of fasting, and returned a good amount of python meat relative to the food they consumed (which included chicken and rodents). They can also be fed waste proteins from other meat industries.

And relying on snake flesh for food has another unusual advantage.

https://www.sciencealert.com/wild-new-study-suggests-we-should-put-more-python-on-our-plates-in-future

The research has been published in Scientific Reports.

Why farm them when they are a plague in Florida/Everglades?

[Antigonos]

8 hours ago, openozy said:

I don't like the idea of eating carnivores, I suppose I eat fish but they generally don't eat rats.

They do if they get big enough. 😁

[Antigonos]

2 minutes ago, Abramelin said:

Why farm them when they are a plague in Florida/Everglades?

Seriously. They’re farming themselves there.

[Piney]

1 hour ago, Antigonos said:

They do if they get big enough. 😁

I used field mice for catfish bait when float fishing for them.

[Antigonos]

9 minutes ago, Piney said:

I used field mice for catfish bait when float fishing for them.

Those suckers will eat anything if they’re big enough.

How did you attach them to your line?

[Piney]

9 minutes ago, Antigonos said:

Those suckers will eat anything if they’re big enough.

How did you attach them to your line?

Small shark hook with a steel leader. Attached to a 5 gallon bleach bottle with a small shackle. You either find a big cat or snapper at the end of the day. 

[openozy]

12 hours ago, Abramelin said:

Why farm them when they are a plague in Florida/Everglades?

Could be their agenda? Getting people to get a taste for python then they will go extinct in the area.

[Occupational Hubris]

Snake is some good eating. I'd eat python for sure. 

[psyche101]

13 hours ago, Abramelin said:

Why farm them when they are a plague in Florida/Everglades?

Wild animals tend to be heavily laden with parasites. 

[Abramelin]

3 hours ago, psyche101 said:

Wild animals tend to be heavily laden with parasites. 

You shouldn't eat them raw.

[openozy]

7 minutes ago, Abramelin said:

You shouldn't eat them raw.

Same with wild pigs, people don't eat them but they're fine if cooked properly.

[Grim Reaper 6]

They are being raised for their robust, diamond-patterned skins, which are sold to high-end European fashion houses for belts, bags and handbags, but some scientists and industry insiders believe the snakes' true value could lie in their meat.

Demand for meat is growing globally, despite the carbon footprint associated with traditional livestock, and while a plant-based diet is often touted as the best alternative, some feel reptiles have been overlooked as an option..

https://phys.org/news/2024-07-snakes-plate-pythons-touted-protein.html