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Recent Examples of constrictor
Burmese pythons are one of the state’s most notorious invasive species, and the FWC has implemented several efforts to remove the large nonvenomous constrictors from our ecosystem — primarily by humanely killing them.
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Nbc South Florida, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
Boa constrictors can reach up to 13 feet as adults.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
That’s not far off from the average size of the world’s longest constrictor alive, the reticulated python, which typically grows to around 20 feet.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 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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Nbc South Florida, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
Boa constrictors can reach up to 13 feet as adults.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
That’s not far off from the average size of the world’s longest constrictor alive, the reticulated python, which typically grows to around 20 feet.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 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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Cheers erupted when Griffin, Parker and her two children from previous relationships led a calf with a giant pink boa and a fluffy pink flower around its neck into the yard.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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Pugh accessorized with a feather boa and gold statement jewelry.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
24 May 2026
Noun
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Commerce City police officers relocated a rattlesnake after it was discovered near Adams City High School.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Just like rattlesnakes, skunks prefer not to attack.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
Noun
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But this is impossible once cobra venom enters the system.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Straight at me, the cobra struck.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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What the Taiwan call an anaconda strategy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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But things get real when an actual giant anaconda appears, turning their comically chaotic movie set into a deadly situation.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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So, Nitzany wrangled and grabbed the python while onlookers stood back and watched.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
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What Naples does have on its side is a great team of researchers and interns at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, which recently set a staggering record for the amount of python removed in a single season.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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German players reportedly came across a copperhead while training, the BBC reported Tuesday, June 16.—
Eva Flowe
June 18,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
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Expect lots of swelling around the bite, and, if bitten by a copperhead, to feel poorly with flu-like symptoms for a few days.—
Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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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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As the days get warmer, lizards and common adders come out, too.—
Irenie Forshaw,
TheWeek,
2 Apr. 2026
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And after that gets done, the next step is concatenating them to create a full adder, because that is the fundamental computing logic component.—
Dina Genkina,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Constrictor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constrictor. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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