boa constrictor
noun
: a tropical American boa (Boa constrictor synonym Constrictor constrictor) that is light brown barred or mottled with darker brown and reaches a length of 10 feet (3 meters) or more
broadly
: boa sense 1
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Currently, researchers are working with a test that detects four invasive constrictor snake species, all of which have established populations in Florida: Burmese pythons, North African pythons, boa constrictors and rainbow boas.
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
The snakes can weigh more than 100 pounds in adulthood, but there are very few instances of boa constrictors attacking humans, according to the Smithsonian.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 June 2024
Jonathan Marshall, a deputy with the York County Sheriff's Office, located the lengthy boa constrictor last week after responding to an animal complaint in Shapleigh, Maine, the York County Sheriff's Office shared in a Facebook post.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
The firefighters were able to safely retrieve the snake after removing the truck's skid plate and identified that the snake was, in fact, a boa constrictor.
—Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
The snakes can weigh more than 100 pounds in adulthood, but there are very few instances of boa constrictors attacking humans, according to the Smithsonian.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 June 2024
Jonathan Marshall, a deputy with the York County Sheriff's Office, located the lengthy boa constrictor last week after responding to an animal complaint in Shapleigh, Maine, the York County Sheriff's Office shared in a Facebook post.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
The firefighters were able to safely retrieve the snake after removing the truck's skid plate and identified that the snake was, in fact, a boa constrictor.
—Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
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