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Python gets world's 1st cancer treatment

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A 15-Foot Python Named Jodie Foster Is The First Snake To Receive Human Cancer Treatment

In 2024, keepers noticed the python eating less — a serious red flag for any large constrictor.

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40kg python becomes first-ever snake to receive cancer treatment normally used on humans

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Python receives pioneering cancer treatment usually used in humans

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‘World’s First’ Snake Cancer Treatment Saves a Tumor-Plagued Python Named Jodie Foster

Chester Zoo and the University of Liverpool adapted human electrochemotherapy to treat a cancerous tumor in a python

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Python saved by pioneering human cancer therapy

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'Back to her usual feisty self': 50kg snake, Jodie Foster, recovers from cancer

Snake undergoes 'world-first' human cancer therapy

The reptile is believed to be the first snake in the world to receive this kind of treatment, according to the veterinary team at Chester Zoo. Working alongside specialists at the University of Liverpool, the team adapted the treatment for the snake.

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Do Burmese pythons attack, or even eat, humans? Python Challenge dates

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of Florida's most anticipated events of the year is almost here — the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. The Burmese python is a large, nonvenomous constrictor snake that is an ...

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Pythons' extreme biology may hold clues for treating human disease

For new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, follow NPR's Short Wave podcast. When Skip Maas first adopted Agrapina, a mottled ball python, she hadn't eaten in 14 months. But as he soon observed, she was still a taut coil ...