Is python meat a sustainable alternative to industrial meat from farm animals? Really!

Are you ready for a change of menu? Have you tried such exotic meat before? Bon appetit! How many thousands of pythons would take to feed the world?

Google AI: "Yes, snake meat, including python meat, is considered a delicacy in Vietnam"

The greatest scam of our times, i.e. Global Warming hoax and Climate Change religion, is coming for your food.

I have little doubt that one day we will moving away from traditional agriculture and farming and we will be eating more synthetic food, but until then ...

P.S. This reminds me to refresh my Python software programming skills! 😊

"The meat industry is responsible for 15 percent of the annual global greenhouse emissions, but not everybody is willing to switch to a plant-based diet. Is there a way to reduce the damage the meat industry is causing to the environment without giving up on meat? Well, it seems there might be. ...

Python meat may seem like a great alternative to traditional meat, but the chances of it becoming a mainstream food are still not very high. ..."

From the abstract:

"Diminishing natural resources and increasing climatic volatility [???] are impacting agri-food systems, prompting the need for sustainable and resilient alternatives. Python farming is well established in Asia but has received little attention from mainstream agricultural scientists. We measured growth rates in two species of large pythons (Malayopython reticulatus and Python bivittatus) in farms in Thailand and Vietnam and conducted feeding experiments to examine production efficiencies. Pythons grew rapidly over a 12-month period, and females grew faster than males. Food intake and growth rates early in life were strong predictors of total lifetime growth, with daily mass increments ranging from 0.24 to 19.7 g/day for M. reticulatus and 0.24 to 42.6 g/day for P. bivittatus, depending on food intake. Pythons that fasted for up to 4.2 months lost an average of 0.004% of their body mass per day, and resumed rapid growth as soon as feeding recommenced. Mean food conversion rate for dressed carcasses was 4.1%, with useable products (dressed carcass, skin, fat, gall bladder) comprising 82% of the mass of live animals. In terms of food and protein conversion ratios, pythons outperform all mainstream agricultural species studied to date. The ability of fasting pythons to regulate metabolic processes and maintain body condition enhances food security in volatile environments [???], suggesting that python farming may offer a flexible and efficient response to global food insecurity."

Is python meat a sssustainable alternative to industrial meat from farm animals? Pythons can provide large volumes of high-protein meat, and with a lower carbon footprint. So, would you like to try some?

Python farming as a flexible and efficient form of agricultural food security (open access)