The Times was intrigued to hear that Maldon has been selected as the location for a trial of farmed python meat, which may lead to much wider production in the Shire.  Farmed pythons may offer a sustainable and efficient new form of livestock to boost food security, according to new research from Macquarie University's Honorary Research Fellow Dr. Daniel Natusch from the School of Natural Sciences. 

The herpetologist and study co-author found that “…farming pythons could be