Thesaurus results for CONSTRICTOR

constrictor

noun

Definition of constrictor

as in boa

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Recent Examples of constrictor The snake was identified as a carpet python, a non-venomous constrictor commonly found in Australia’s coastal regions. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026 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. — Nbc South Florida, NBC news, 14 Aug. 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 See All Example Sentences for constrictor

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Noun

So, grab your boa, round up the group chat, and book that nail appointment.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026
Or, as befits Mandy’s fashion sense, the next feather in a boa.

— Arsenio Orteza, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of boa

Noun

The copperhead, timber rattlesnake, western pygmy rattlesnake and western cottonmouth live mostly in the eastern area of the state, some traveling closer to central Oklahoma.

— Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 21 Sep. 2026
Adult monarchs feed on wild cherry, lilac, Labrador tea, blazing star, red clover, dogbane, goldenrods, ironweeds, joe-pye-weed, marigolds, asters, rattlesnake-master, sunflowers, thistles, vetches and (of course) milkweeds, MSU Extension said.

— Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of rattlesnake

Noun

The cobra seems angry and writhes and attacks, and the handler holds the snake at bay, looking like a man who has made poor lifestyle choices and therefore deserves whatever is coming courtesy of his snake pal.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
McMahan was vital in discovering a new form of cobra lily, Arisaema mcmahanii, in Vietnam.

— Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of cobra

Noun

During the show, he was filmed skiing to the South Pole, catching a giant anaconda, milking a venomous tarantula and diving under the ice of the North Pole.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026
This is a sport in which bodies get crunched, ears, noses and faces get peppered, and matches can be won by an anaconda choke or a guillotine choke.

— Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of anaconda

Noun

Meet the man saving Nashville’s sick foxes Florida contracts professional python hunters.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Look closely to appreciate the python-effect details on Khaite’s brown Jane flats, or the stripes drawn across Proenza Schouler’s statement pair.

— Laura Jackson, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of python

Noun

The western diamondback copperhead is the biggest and most dangerous venomous snake in Oklahoma, with adults ranging between 30 and 72 inches.

— Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 21 Sep. 2026
Animal Services Director Chris Davis told NBC News on Tuesday that officers initially received a report that the snake was a copperhead.

— Sophie Ziedalski, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of copperhead

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