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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This included cobras, a green mamba, a boa constrictor and tarantulas, authorities said.
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Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Around 2009, a small gathering of people, including a Times reporter, was invited to attend an OM demonstration featuring Daedone; at some point, what looked like a boa constrictor was brought out of a basket.
—Thessaly La Force, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Snakes are a central part of this group of animal villains, but while boa constrictors or venomous rattlesnakes have earned it, not all snakes warrant a fight-or-flight response.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Yet, there has been one other attempt at an invasion in the last few years which hasn’t attracted nearly as much attention as the Nazi raid on the oil refinery
In 1999, boa constrictors were sighted on Aruba for the first time.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 July 2025
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Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Around 2009, a small gathering of people, including a Times reporter, was invited to attend an OM demonstration featuring Daedone; at some point, what looked like a boa constrictor was brought out of a basket.
—Thessaly La Force, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Snakes are a central part of this group of animal villains, but while boa constrictors or venomous rattlesnakes have earned it, not all snakes warrant a fight-or-flight response.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Yet, there has been one other attempt at an invasion in the last few years which hasn’t attracted nearly as much attention as the Nazi raid on the oil refinery
In 1999, boa constrictors were sighted on Aruba for the first time.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 July 2025
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