Clearly, humans are very different from snakes. For instance, we don't swallow meals whole, eat portions larger than our own body weight, or go months between bites. Still, this extreme feast-and-fast ...

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Scientists have identified a unique intestinal cell in Burmese pythons that allows the snakes to digest and expel excess calcium and phosphorus from prey bones. The discovery, presented at a biology ...