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The constrictor, named for Rolf Blomberg, the Swedish naturalist who first described the species, can reach six feet in length and comes in an array of earthy browns, oranges and reds, with patterned spots along its sides.
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Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
Unlike constrictors, which rely on brute force to suffocate their prey, king cobras are precision venom injectors.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
One of several constrictors known to exist in the ‘glades, the python has decimated native species including rabbits, raccoons, opossums, and birds.
—Alan Clemons, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
That brought the total number of nonnative constrictors removed in all Florida Python Challenge competitions to 1,112.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 11 July 2024
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Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
Unlike constrictors, which rely on brute force to suffocate their prey, king cobras are precision venom injectors.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
One of several constrictors known to exist in the ‘glades, the python has decimated native species including rabbits, raccoons, opossums, and birds.
—Alan Clemons, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
That brought the total number of nonnative constrictors removed in all Florida Python Challenge competitions to 1,112.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 11 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constrictor
Noun
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In 2022, Ryan Seacrest decided to do Halloween as the man of the moment, Styles — pink boa and all.—
Diana Pearl,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Noam Galai / Getty Images for MTV Details of Sabrina Carpenter's boa and custom rings.—
Justine Goode,
NBC news,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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No trail, just rock after rock, a phantom rattlesnake curled in every crevice.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Fans can get up close to the rams, dinosaur and rattlesnake and majestic as well as two new sculptures that will go to Borrego Springs in November.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Cape coral cobra (Aspidelaps lubricus) and the forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca), act in a more stealthy fashion.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
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Cleopatra was imprisoned in her palace, and legend has it that an ally brought her a basket of figs, and hidden within was the cobra that gave the Egyptian queen that fatal bite.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Think catfish bigger than humans, caimans, fish that can jump out of the water to eat bugs, and, of course, anacondas.—
Jeri Clausing,
AFAR Media,
21 Oct. 2025
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For one, the Lidia thong design was rendered with in an anaconda print in a bold tangerine hue, but other versions played with cork or raffia elements, in addition to leather.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The shoes retail for $620 are available in an eye-grabbing brown python leather and a rich cacao suede leather.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Dog owner Lauren Alyse Smith, 25, has stunned the internet after sharing a sweet video of 6-year-old Lilah the golden retriever cuddling up to none other than a ball python named Poppy.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Scientists have captured high-speed video of venomous snake strikes, including this dramatic footage of a copperhead.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Oct. 2025
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As the leaves turn to shades of orange and brown, a copperhead snake starts to blend perfectly into its habitat.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That was when, along the margins of the Juma, the bushmaster snapped into view.—
Terrence McCoy,
Washington Post,
8 Nov. 2023
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Ripa claimed to be the first herpetologist in the world to watch venomous bushmasters mate....and was bitten by them at least seven times in his life.—
Mark Price,
charlotteobserver,
15 May 2017
Noun
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River, tree, sorry, adder, stink, future, plughole.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Klaus Birch Birch arrived at the scene and found the adder examining the young hare and biting its left hind leg.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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“Constrictor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constrictor. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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