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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Staff Pick: Boa constrictor who has lived alone births 14 baby snakes
Baby rainbow boa constrictors from Ronaldo.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 3 July 2024
On June 5, a 5-foot-long boa constrictor was rescued from an Upper West Side backyard.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
But like the albino boa constrictor, Booth says, this parthenogen was super weird about things.
—Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 12 June 2024
Members of the Boidae family, including anacondas and boa constrictors, as well as members of the python family, are forbidden to keep as pets.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 3 July 2024
On June 5, a 5-foot-long boa constrictor was rescued from an Upper West Side backyard.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
But like the albino boa constrictor, Booth says, this parthenogen was super weird about things.
—Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 12 June 2024
Members of the Boidae family, including anacondas and boa constrictors, as well as members of the python family, are forbidden to keep as pets.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
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