boa constrictor
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The red tail boa constrictor, which appeared on Broadmoor Street, is believed to have broken free from a neighboring home, police told The Kansas City Star. — Elizabeth Zwirz, Fox News, "Kansas mail carrier surprised by red tail boa constrictor snaked around mailbox," 18 Aug. 2018 If handled from birth, most boa constrictors will remain calm and not dangerous, according to Reptiles. — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, "He was trying to go to sleep. Then this monster snake fell out of the ceiling," 12 July 2018 Police in Massachusetts were dispatched to deal with a shocking discovery Saturday after a resident found a boa constrictor beneath the hood of a car. — Elizabeth Zwirz, Fox News, "Massachusetts police capture 'jaw-dropping' boa constrictor from under car hood," 11 Aug. 2018 Wildlife trapper Bob Cross captured the snake, identified it as a boa constrictor and suffered a bite — but the critter wasn’t venomous. — Hal Boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com, "WKMG anchor spots snake, gets results," 13 July 2018 Nothing is more astounding than the boa constrictors at the Bronx Zoo. — Ernest Slyman, New York Times, "Bronx Zoo," 21 June 2018 Although two-headed snakes are rare, there have been several recent reports of sightings, including one earlier this year in Missouri and a boa constrictor in Florida with two heads and two hearts, reported National Geographic. — Brett Molina, USA TODAY, "Rare two-headed snake welcomed as a pet by Louisiana woman. Here's how she cares for it," 5 June 2018 Ryan walks into the war room and stops dead in front of a screen displaying what looks like an ultrasound of a boa constrictor. — Genesee Keevil, Popular Mechanics, "The Rush: What the World's Greatest Gold Prospector Knows," 17 May 2018 The animal handlers brought a variety of animals with them, including a cockatoo, ferret, cockroaches, and a 9-foot-long boa constrictor. — Michael Walsh, Courant Community, "An Animal Visit From Forest Park Zoo," 2 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'boa constrictor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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