Molecule in python blood could pave way for new obesity drugs, scientists say

Researchers find snake metabolite that suppresses appetite of obese mice ‘without some of side-effects’ of GLP-1 drugs Pythons follow the ultimate crash diet, swallowing an antelope in a single sitting and then going for months without eating. Now scientists have identified a molecule that appears to be crucial for this metabolic feat, and which they say could pave the way for a new class of obesity drugs. When the python metabolite, which spikes in their blood after eating, was given to obes...

By Hannah Devlin Science correspondent