#pythons — Public Fediverse posts

News includes Quickbeam bringing a full #JS runtime into the #BEAM, Elixir’s type system inspiring #Python’s Ruff, LiveView Debugger v0.7, Oban v2.21, and more! #ElixirLang @[email protected] www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfB0...

Thinking Elixir Podcast 297: J...

Researchers discovered that a metabolite known as pTOS, which drastically elevates in #pythons after large meals, successfully reduces food intake and drives weight loss in #obese laboratory mice.
#Endocrinology #Pathology #Metabolomics #Zoology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/bio03192602.html

Celebrating World Snake Day.

#snake #snakes #snakesofinstagram #reptile #reptiles #reptilesofinstagram #ballpython #python #reptilelover #snakesofig #snakelover #ballpythonsofinstagram #reptilekeeper #ballpythons #animals #nature #snakebreeder #herpetology #wildlife #ballpythonmorphs #exoticpets #pets #pet #art #royalpython #boa #petsofinstagram #ballpythonbreeder #pythons #animal Today is 16th July and this day is celebrated as world snake day. There are more than…

https://itsmostamazingindia.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/celebrating-world-snake-day/

I was surprised to learn heat-sensitive pits evolved four independent times in boas. (And the heat sensitive pits of vipers and pythons are two more independent evolutions of heat sensitive pits, but I already knew about those. )

https://herphighlights.podbean.com/e/228-why-do-pythons-have-heat-pits/

#boas
#pythons
#reptiles
#snakes

the latest common descent podcasts on Boas and Pythons, on Leaves, and on Alligators and Caimans have all been very good but I've been lax in posting about them.
https://commondescentpodcast.com/2024/07/20/episode-196-boas-and-pythons/
https://commondescentpodcast.com/2024/07/06/episode-195-leaves/
https://commondescentpodcast.com/2024/06/22/episode-194-alligators-and-caimans/

#boas
#pythons
#leaves
#alligators
#caimans
#reptiles
#plants
#commonDescent