But to try it, you’d likely have to fly somewhere like Thailand or Vietnam where Natusch and Botswana-based ecologist, Dr Patrick Aust, have worked monitoring commercial python farms.
A paper co-authored by the researchers found the commercial farming of these reptiles could offer a sustainable alternative to conventional livestock in places like southern Africa amid the challenges of food security and climate change.
“We’re not necessarily saying everyone should stop eating beef and turn to pythons but there needs to be a conversation about them having a more prominent place in the agricultural mix.”
This is because, according to the researchers, reptiles require less water, produce fewer greenhouse gases, are more resilient to extreme climatic conditions and don’t transmit diseases like bird flu or Covid-19.
Natusch lives in Cairns in far north Queensland where crocodile meat is readily available, but he thinks Australians might not be ready to eat python just yet.
But Lin Schwarzkopf, head of zoology and ecology at James Cook University, said a much closer examination of all the facets of growing pythons was needed before deciding whether we should eat the reptile.
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But to try it, you’d likely have to fly somewhere like Thailand or Vietnam where Natusch and Botswana-based ecologist, Dr Patrick Aust, have worked monitoring commercial python farms.
A paper co-authored by the researchers found the commercial farming of these reptiles could offer a sustainable alternative to conventional livestock in places like southern Africa amid the challenges of food security and climate change.
“We’re not necessarily saying everyone should stop eating beef and turn to pythons but there needs to be a conversation about them having a more prominent place in the agricultural mix.”
This is because, according to the researchers, reptiles require less water, produce fewer greenhouse gases, are more resilient to extreme climatic conditions and don’t transmit diseases like bird flu or Covid-19.
Natusch lives in Cairns in far north Queensland where crocodile meat is readily available, but he thinks Australians might not be ready to eat python just yet.
But Lin Schwarzkopf, head of zoology and ecology at James Cook University, said a much closer examination of all the facets of growing pythons was needed before deciding whether we should eat the reptile.
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