Python hunter Bayo Hernandez prefers his snake ground up like hamburger meat with ketchup, mustard, and mayo. Another hunter fancies the slithering scourge of the Everglades in a stir fry or chili.

A monstrous python sparked alarm when it swallowed a chicken whole in front of shocked workers in Thailand. The 8ft beast coiled around the helpless hen, suffocating it before stretching its jaws wide ...