Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey.

Few predators swallow their prey whole. Even fewer can digest their meals with bones and all. But for some reptiles like the ...

The cells helps the snakes absorb the bones of their prey — and might show up in other animals that chomp their meals whole.

Researchers have discovered a new type of intestinal cell in pythons that helps them completely digest bones. Scientists studying Burmese pythons have identified a previously unknown type of ...