Over 500 scientists and veterinarians have urged French President Emmanuel Macron to regulate the trade in frog legs, mainly imported from Indonesia. Pythons are found to convert food into meat efficiently, potentially offering a more sustainable alternative to traditional farmed meats. An analysis of python growth rates in Thailand and Vietnam suggests that farmed python meat could be environmentally friendly. The idea of consuming python meat is gaining attention as a potential solution to climate-unfriendly meat production practices.
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Farmed python meat may offer a more sustainable alternative to other farmed meats, suggests an analysis of python growth rates at two farms in Thailand and Vietnam published in @SciReports. https://t.co/qVdQvplaVo
They’re scaly, fork-tongued and can measure upward of 20 feet long. Pythons may also be one of the most Earth-friendly meats to farm on the planet. https://t.co/FLjrl0WjEV
Pythons turn their food into meat pretty efficiently, a study finds, making them an intriguing alternative to climate-unfriendly cows https://t.co/Cyi0DGYqo7
Over 500 scientists and veterinarians urged French President Emmanuel Macron to help regulate the trade in frog legs, which are mostly imported from Indonesia. https://t.co/VPXa7QfOkD