TIL that Burmese pythons have a compound, pTOS, in their blood that increases more than 1000-fold after a meal. When pTOS was given to obese mice they lost 9% of their body weight after 28 days. This suggests pTOS could pave the way for new anti-obesity drugs.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-026-01485-0
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