constrictor

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Recent Examples of constrictor Here in Puerto Rico, however, invasive constrictors have no natural predators and few competitors. Benji Jones, Vox, 21 May 2024 Native bird, rabbit, raccoon and deer populations have been decimated, and even gators have fallen prey to the constrictors. CBS News, 18 Sep. 2024 One of the largest snakes in the world, the Burmese python is a nonvenomous constrictor found primarily in and around the Everglades ecosystem in south Florida. Lauren Ferrer, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2024 Staff Pick: Boa constrictor who has lived alone births 14 baby snakes Baby rainbow boa constrictors from Ronaldo. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 3 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for constrictor 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constrictor
Noun
  • London’s Harry Styles event saw 12 foppish men in feather boas, Gucci flares, and floppy haircuts vying for the prize.
    Raven Smith, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Firefighters placed the boa in a box and turned it over to the Arizona Herpetological Society for safe handling and care.
    Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The company handles wildlife that shows up in unexpected, and often unwelcome spaces, and frequently posts social media videos of its encounters featuring creatures like bobcats, wild boars, skunks, raccoons and rattlesnakes.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • More:Bobcat tries to eat striking rattlesnake in this uniquely Arizona video.
    Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Share [Findings] Interviews with reptile poachers in southwestern Balochistan indicated that the Caspian cobra, the desert monitor, the Iranian mastigure, Maynard’s longnose sand snake, the Persian spider gecko, and the Tartar sand boa were being captured for use by snake charmers.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Hahn is never funnier than when Agatha is trying to summon some of her own swagger while forced to wear Agnes’s drab clothes—a cobra stuck in the mundane form of a hamster.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Embarking on its maiden voyage in June 2025 from the hub of Iquitos, Pure Amazon, a sleek 22-guest riverboat from luxury travel operator Abercrombie & Kent, promises views of caimans, sloths, and massive anacondas through panoramic wall-to-wall windows and immersive excursions.
    Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Pereira will play a character called The Butcher, and bring his set of skills – including anaconda chokes and roundhouse kicks – to his meaty role.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The longest python that has been caught in Florida measured 19 feet long.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Burmese pythons were habitually released into the wild by irresponsible pet owners after the exotic pet boom in the ’70s.
    Krista Stevens, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The northern copperhead snake is described as having two shades of copper or a reddish-brown color.
    Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2024
  • Unlike rattlesnakes, copperhead venom is relatively mild and deaths from their bites are extremely rare, according to the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 31 May 2024
Noun
  • That was when, along the margins of the Juma, the bushmaster snapped into view.
    Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Bushmaster The funky blues-rock band wraps up the Falls Church Concerts in the Park series.
    Sarah Lane, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2017
Noun
  • The death adder’s plight illustrates another important point: In a 2013 review of the relevant scientific literature to date, Robertson and his colleagues concluded that exotic species are the single largest cause of evolutionary traps.
    Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
  • This attitude poses a threat to Europe’s adder populations, already on the decline because of habitat destruction.
    ByPhie Jacobs, science.org, 20 Sep. 2024

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“Constrictor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constrictor. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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