boa constrictor
Squeeze-killing snake
A boa constrictor is a large tropical American snake that kills prey by coiling around it and squeezing until the animal suffocates.
Unlike venomous snakes, constrictors rely purely on muscular pressure.
Boa constrictors are popular as exotic pets despite growing up to thirteen feet long.
The name applies loosely to similar snakes: pythons, anacondas.
- pythonNonvenomous squeezing snake
- anacondaMassive constricting serpent
- boaSqueeze-killer or neckwear
- snakeLimbless scaled reptile
- Little PrinceInterplanetary child traveler
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