| 单词 | constrictor |
| 例句 | When I found that original swastika, I was terrified, almost like I believed it could peel itself off the wall and squeeze the life out of me like a boa constrictor. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Blue walls covered with superhero and comic book posters, a solar system slowly revolved from the ceiling, a stuffed boa constrictor stretched across the foot of his bed. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He flicked out his tongue and wrapped it around our friend like a boa constrictor. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She grabbed me and wrapped her arms around me like a boa constrictor. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It was a mild anesthetic, a stimulant, and a vascular constrictor, which is why I hadn’t bled like a stuck pig when they’d whipped me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Hadn’t he set a boa constrictor on him? Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The icy water clutched again at his body like a giant hand; the chill of it squeezed him like the circling coils of a monstrous boa constrictor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I'd always ranked them between boa constrictors and Planet Hollywood T-shirts in terms of vulgar accessories, but once I stuck the headphones in my ears, I found I kind of liked it. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The good news is that, as with a boa constrictor or a Planet Hollywood T-shirt, normal people tend to keep their distance when you're wearing a Walkman. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Blue walls covered with superhero and comic book posters, a solar system slowly revolved from the ceiling, a stuffed boa constrictor stretched across the foot of his bed. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The escape of the Brazilian boa constrictor earned Harry his longest-ever punishment. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He remembered hearing a story about a boa constrictor that had crawled through the plumbing and popped out of a bathtub drain in a New York City apartment. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The boa constrictor jabbed its tail at the sign again and Harry read on: This specimen was bred in the zoo. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Their twisted trunks, roots, and vines wrapped themselves around the ruins like gigantic boa constrictors, crushing and swallowing the overturned stones. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The vine came after him and wrapped around him, as if it had a life of its own, as if it was a boa constrictor attacking its dinner. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z For starters, Edna is going to be someone’s buddy again, which is like pairing a baby mouse with a boa constrictor. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z There he befriended any number and species of animals: dogs, white mice, eagles, lions, boa constrictors, wolves. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Harry sat up and gasped; the glass front of the boa constrictor’s tank had vanished. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z As far back as Aya de León can remember, there was a glossy photograph on her living room wall of a woman in a leopard-print bikini holding a boa constrictor. This professor turned to erotic fiction to promote social change 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z “The funny thing about the boa constrictors is that they have a mind of their own onstage,” he said. Alice Cooper talks tap dancing, snakes onstage and his diary 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Instead, it encircled and strangled native species like a boa constrictor. Bamboo invaded my yard. So I decided to eat it. 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Eventually, Bekim leaves his father’s home and lives a largely isolated existence, punctuated by his purchase of a boa constrictor. A Life Altered by War and Transmuted Into Fiction 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z Travel pillows compound the folly by enveloping the neck with a felt boa constrictor. We’re in the golden age of travel pillows. Too bad we hate them all. - The Washington Post 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z Most erections reach an internal pressure of one hundred millimeters of mercury — comparable to that which a boa constrictor might use to suffocate its prey. Animal penises’ amazing evolution 2012-06-12T15:40:00Z Her father muses on improbable topics, such as a book by Lawrence Durrell in which he says a boa constrictor falls from a ceiling fan onto a party of dinner guests. Weevils and all, Rome ring-road film marks documentary comeback 2013-09-06T17:17:57Z “We usually can find saltwater- crocodile nesting sites, boa constrictors, scorpions and tarantulas. Some guests are a little scared at first, but I make it safe and fun.” With covid protocols, a Caribbean fly-fishing haven is back in business 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z He also wrote and illustrated the classic children’s book, “Crictor,” about a boa constrictor who manages to become a local hero. Tomi Ungerer’s Books, for Adults, to Be Rereleased 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z So, I told my mom I wasn't feeling well, faked a cough for good measure, crept back into bed, my duvet wrapped around me like a boa constrictor, and cried. Failing at croquembouche helped me overcome bullying 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z Nancy calls it a stray dog, a boa constrictor, a box you can’t claw your way out of: “Don’t respect it because God knows it doesn’t respect you.” Review: In ‘Grand Horizons,’ Marriage Is a Long-Running Farce 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Then there's little Bob Junior, Terri and Steve's son, whose first bite by a boa constrictor was celebrated by Mummy calling a press conference. Bindi Irwin powers her way to world dominance 2013-02-07T18:41:45Z For good measure, White throws in an ancient Indian boneyard, a stray retriever that survives a fight with a boa constrictor and some stingrays whose poisonous barbs end up figuring in the action. Review: Doc Ford returns in `Night Moves' thriller 2013-03-04T21:31:07Z Quirks like a bubble top tube in python print looked fantastically like the model was being eaten by a boa constrictor. Ecology, Ukraine and nuns inspire eclectic Paris fashion 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z “It’s essentially like a boa constrictor. Beetlejuice has taken control of the house. He’s thinking about squeezing the life out of it.” The creators of the ‘Beetlejuice’ musical ‘tried to run toward Burton’ visually 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z There was this guy in the audience who was naked except for a boa constrictor wrapped around him. The naked guy at graduation is just one of Steven Lavine's memories from 29 years of running CalArts 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z The ropes on the overland passes became cold and heavy to maneuver, which made the descents rather like rappelling down a muddy cliff holding onto a boa constrictor for dear life. Explorer: Hiking Washington State’s Rocky Olympic Coast 2012-07-13T16:31:29Z There are also photographs of her cradling a boa constrictor at the L.A. Betty White adored animals, so shelters and zoos are celebrating her 100th birthday 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z “It’s so cute!” whispers my niece, Georgia, and I nod, partly relieved it’s not a boa constrictor or tarantula. It’s a jungle out there: Costa Rica with kids 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z Fontaine’s assured debut recounts her training as a carnival performer, eating fire and handling boa constrictors, even as it traces her difficult relationship with her mother — sometimes its own sideshow act. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Among them: the time a student took to the stage at a graduation ceremony wearing nothing but a boa constrictor. Follow-up: CalArts president Steven Lavine once gave a diploma to a naked guy with a snake. Here's the picture 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z She once wore a live boa constrictor, a gift from Federico Fellini. Régine, Whose Discotheque Gave Nightlife a New Dawn, Dies at 92 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z There were big, puffer boleros that curled up and around shoulders like boa constrictors atop denim shorts cut high on the hip and paired with gladiator boots that climbed to the upper thigh. The Brilliant Alchemy of Rick Owens 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Though apparently some poor Malayasian was once killed by a boa constrictor. 'Eaten Alive': Or how to make a giant anaconda boring 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z This was the vacation, right here and now, watching a malfunctioning jet bridge twist back and forth like a drunken boa constrictor. Security Lines and Flight Delays? This Kid’s in Paradise 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z And what to make, in one of the most alarming images, of the woman in leopard print who is wielding a boa constrictor as if it’s a huge saxophone? The Mysterious Relationship Between Pets and Their Owners 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z Martí also wrote dazzling accounts of New York, his adopted hometown, likening the cables of the brand-new Brooklyn Bridge to sated “colossal boa constrictors” resting atop towers. 5 Latino authors you should be reading now 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z He has a boa constrictor called Lenny or something, and it bit him the other week. Last night's TV: Christmas with Gordon; Come Dine with Me: Celebrity Christmas Special; Jimmy's Food Factory; Nigella Kitchen; Nigel Slater's Simple Suppers 2010-12-23T07:59:01Z In it, an estranged father appears unexpectedly and menacingly introduces his grown children to a pet boa constrictor and a glass tank teeming with rats. Reviews: New Books From Thomas McGuane, Hanif Kureishi and More 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z “They are truly like a boa constrictor, and they do not beat themselves.” No. 2 Michigan romps past Minnesota 52-10 with pair of pick-6s for 17th straight win in Big Ten 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z Most stocks closed lower Monday as the constrictor of higher interest rates tightened its coils around Wall Street. How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 10/02/2023 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The snake is a constrictor and has the potential to “eat cats, medium and small dogs,” said her owner Alex Villata, in a Facebook post on July 7. A 'friendly' 15-foot python is on the loose in Chatsworth. Her name is 'Big Mama' 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z A boa constrictor spotted by police in the middle of a busy road in Birmingham gave officers an "off-the-scale" shock, the West Midlands force has said. Birmingham police save 'slippery customer' boa constrictor spotted in road 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z Leading a small city squeezed between Seattle and Tacoma can feel like “being eaten by a boa constrictor,” said Burien Councilmember Sarah Moore. This busy Burien corridor is poised to grow, for better or worse 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z A five-foot long boa constrictor has been found slithering through a park in south-west London. Boa constrictor found in London park 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z “We started out doing this stuff as a hobby and just couldn’t believe we could catch giant constrictors like that in the wild,” said Mr. Crum, 42, who now hunts pythons full time. Pythons, Invasive and Hungry, Are Making Their Way North in Florida 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z The following month, a four-foot-long boa constrictor appeared on a security screen at the Tampa airport. TSA wants you to stop putting pets through the X-ray machine 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Boa constrictors, which kill their prey by crushing them, are usually found in South America and the Caribbean. Three dead boa constrictors found among rubbish near loch 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z The constrictor snakes are capable of strangling humans by coiling their muscled bodies around the chest and windpipe. New York City man arraigned on charges of smuggling in Burmese pythons 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Once received, these muscles relax and the constrictor muscles of the pharynx contract, forcing the bolus into the esophagus and initiating peristalsis. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z When boa constrictors and other strangling snakes wrap their prey in a deadly embrace, they don't just exert pressure on their victim; they put the squeeze on their own lungs as well. How Snakes Breathe while Crushing Prey 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Parents have placed their infants on the belt, where they are at risk of toppling off the table or going where many dogs and cats — and at least one boa constrictor — have gone before. TSA wants you to stop putting pets through the X-ray machine 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z In a statement, police said specialists determined the snake collection included both constrictors and poisonous varieties, which weren’t housed in appropriate terrariums. Poisonous bite leads German police to farm with 110 snakes 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z Domestically, fuel costs continue to act as a boa constrictor around Americans’ finances as they face the highest inflation in some four decades. Gas prices reach new daily all-time highs — again 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Contractions of the pharyngeal constrictor muscles move the bolus through the oropharynx and laryngopharynx. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z To discover this process, the researchers wrapped boa constrictors with blood pressure cuffs to prevent certain parts of their chests from expanding. How Snakes Breathe while Crushing Prey 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z They tried to make a little money brewing their own alcohol from fermented fruits, illegally trading exotic birds or killing boa constrictors to make belts. Mexico’s converted island prison ready to receive tourists 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z The boa constrictor got its name for a reason. How Boa Constrictors Breathe While Squeezing the Life Out of Their Prey 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z The strategy helps boa constrictors get enough oxygen—even if they’re squeezing an animal bigger than the width of their body. Why boa constrictors don’t suffocate when they squeeze their prey to death 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z They are slowly but surely trying to squeeze and suffocate the city like a boa constrictor. Opinion | Ukrainians in Kharkiv won’t let Putin break their will 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z To Mr. Putin, of course, that same map looks like an invading boa constrictor, a string of nations lured by the West in a plot to squeeze Russia until it can no longer breathe. Unity in a Foreign Policy Crisis, but Questions Still to be Answered 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z "It's like a boa constrictor around Ukraine's neck, squeezing and squeezing and squeezing," said retired U.S. NATO leaves Black Sea exposed as Russia invades Ukraine 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z To test these hypotheses, the research group visualized a boa constrictor’s rib cage during constriction using 3-D X-ray technology. How Boa Constrictors Breathe While Squeezing the Life Out of Their Prey 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z But he has a variety of possible actions available to him, such as cyber-attacks and squeezing Ukraine economically like a boa constrictor. Ukraine-Russia crisis: What's Putin's next move? 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z "I'll give you an analogy of that of a giant boa constrictor. That basically squeezes you, chokes you and it swallows you, and that's what we're going to do DC," he said. US trucker convoys prompt National Guard deployment in Washington 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z “I’ll give you an analogy of that of a giant boa constrictor,” he said. Trucker convoys intend to ‘shut down’ Capital Beltway, organizer says 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z "I'll give you an analogy of that of a giant boa constrictor," Bolus said. DC trucker convoy plans on shutting down Capital Beltway, organizer says: 'Giant boa constrictor' 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z When resting, boa constrictors breathe using ribs near the upper third of their lungs. How Boa Constrictors Breathe While Squeezing the Life Out of Their Prey 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Army lieutenant general, Ben Hodges, recently compared the Russian land and naval forces encircling like country to “a boa constrictor around Ukraine, choking its economy and further threatening its sovereignty.” How Putin Has Already Weakened Ukraine’s Economy 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z "The funny thing about the boa constrictors is that they have a mind of their own on stage," he said. Alice Cooper says he picked up this surprising new skill during COVID lockdown: 'You miss that adrenaline' 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Modern snake diversity - including tree snakes, sea snakes, venomous vipers and cobras, and huge constrictors like boas and pythons - emerged only after this mass extinction. Asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs shaped fortunes of snakes 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z There were the crocodiles, the boa constrictors, the Central American river turtles. ‘Tape their beaks’: Wildlife trafficking case offers glimpse into clandestine animal trade from Mexico 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z “This drought is like a boa constrictor. It just keeps getting tighter every year,” said Tom Davis, president of the Agribusiness and Water Council of Arizona, a state where some farmers will feel the cuts. First-ever water shortage declared on the Colorado River, triggering water cuts for some states in the West 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z “This drought is like a boa constrictor. It just keeps getting tighter every year,” said Tom Davis, president of the Agribusiness and Water Council of Arizona, where some farmers will feel the cuts. First-ever water shortage declared on the Colorado River, triggering water cuts for some states in the West 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Police said the younger man kept 11 non-venomous constrictor snakes and a gecko in his apartment, in terrariums and drawers. Man bitten by neighbor’s escaped python in toilet in Austria 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z He likened the situation to a boa constrictor killing its prey by depriving it of oxygen. Video showing officer's knee on Mario Gonzalez's back before he died alarms experts 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Once in the room, you realize that massive, suffocating constrictor of a snake is coiled overhead, ready to choke the life out of you or your business if you offend. Perspective | China controls the IOC and Olympic sponsors the way it governs its citizens: Through fear 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z The invasive constrictors show little interest in moving beyond the Florida Everglades, where they are eating their way through the food web. Perspective | Florida is full of invasive species. They’re coming for the rest of us. 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z “It’s like a snake, a boa constrictor, slowly squeezing us, squeezing us, squeezing us. There’s nothing left. We’ve been kicked out of the virtual public square.” After members were charged in the Capitol riot, one group says it’s more popular than ever 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z Those unable to travel were treated to presentations by Ms. Matola, who zipped around the country on her motorcycle with a boa constrictor. Sharon Matola, devoted zookeeper and conservationist, dies at 66 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z They describe United as “like a boa constrictor,” squeezing the group “from all angles.” Doctors Accuse UnitedHealthcare of Stifling Competition 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Boa constrictors are a nonvenomous tropical snake capable of swallowing their prey whole. Whoa! Boa constrictor stuck in car dashboard freed unharmed 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z How about python jerky, a plate of constrictor and grits for breakfast or maybe a nice Christmas cookie whipped up with snake-yolk dough? Florida hunter makes Christmas cookies with python eggs 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z A licence is not needed to keep a boa constrictor as they are not venomous. Girl finds boa constrictor snake skin in Oxford 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z When one student stumbles across a reference to a boa constrictor, the Bakersfield, Calif., teacher stops to describe how the snake squeezes its prey to death. This School Year Has Been Unlike Any Other 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z They showed up with their birds, dogs, a boa constrictor.” L.A. Pride at 50: 'In the beginning it was about visibility. We're here. We're queer. Get used to it.' 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z Ymer said, pantomiming a boa constrictor’s attack by bringing his arms around and putting his hands together. DQ forgotten, Djokovic leaves French Open foe ‘suffocated’ 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z Ymer said, pantomiming a boa constrictor’s attack by bringing his arms around and putting his hands together. Disqualification forgotten, Djokovic leaves French Open foe ‘suffocated’ 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z Some of the Nelsons’ pythons and boa constrictors were recent adoptions from Dr. Secor’s lab, a few miles to the west at the University of Alabama. Eat Rat, Make New Body: Easy Stuff for Pythons 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z His work at the Bureau took him to the Panama Canal, where he felt compelled to bring home a boa constrictor for his daughter Judy, who loved snakes as much as her father feared them. Founding member of Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac, Samuel Kramer, dies of covid-19 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z But there are about 50 pythons that scientists actually want slithering around out there - specially equipped snakes that help researchers figure out the habits and patterns of the elusive exotic constrictors. Scientists mark research snakes to protect them from hunters 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Police and bystanders in East Windsor, Connecticut, teamed up on Independence Day to remove a 6-foot-long boa constrictor that had wrapped itself around the engine block of a car. Naked fireman, binky-binging bulldog: New England’s odd 2019 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z Even then, he said, “sometimes it’s better to let the parent hold it. For example, a boa constrictor, or a parrot or something.” Santa now asks dogs, cats, parrots and pythons: Have you been a very good boy? 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z “Whole Foods operating costs were like a boa constrictor choking off the operating efficiency of every store,” he said. Amazon takes aim at lower-cost groceries, starting with L.A. store to open in 2020 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z He owns more than 70, including dozens of boa constrictors and Burmese pythons, many of which he bought illegally through the black market. Iranian man wants to be a Florida python hunter 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z Other species on the list include boa constrictors, iguanas, corals, spider monkeys and dozens of kinds of orchid. Saving the Vaquita: New Promises and New Threats 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z Boa constrictors, native to Central and South America, are considered to be one of the world's largest snake species with an average length of up to nine feet. Boa constrictor 'at large' in Australian town, 'freshly shed' skin discovered 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z A search is under way to find a boa constrictor snake believed to be "at large" in a suburb of Sydney, Australia. Australian town scales up search for stray boa 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z “Throughout the U.S., cases of attacks, bites and death from python and constrictor snakes are well documented,” the department’s filing read. Bears (and Lynx and Rhinos) Are Officially ‘Dangerous,’ N.Y. Says 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z “You are effectively constricting the constrictors,” he said. Iranian man wants to be a Florida python hunter 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z A freeze-dried constrictor is coiled up in the corner, but the star attraction is 16ft and 160lb of grossly intimidating girth draped across a dissection table. Python wars: the snake epidemic eating away at Florida 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z The officers discovered the snake, which they said was "possibly" a boa constrictor, slithered up underneath a vehicle in East Windsor on Thursday. Connecticut police wrangle 6-foot snake wrapped around car engine 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z It is illegal to keep boa constrictors, non-venomous snakes which use their hooked teeth to trap and suffocate prey, outside of zoos in Australia. Australian town scales up search for stray boa 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z A python is a constrictor and kills its prey by coiling around it and squeezing. Police hunt for 9-foot python that could heat a human loose in British city 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z However, constrictors subdue their prey by wrapping themselves around them and squeezing to inhibit circulation, says National Geographic. Snake massages are a thing, but enjoy at your own risk 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z “They are the snake most likely to be seen around buildings hunting for rodents, amphibians, and young birds. Black rat snakes are constrictor snakes and will use their body to suffocate their prey.” Huge snake slithers on to Connecticut woman’s roof, frightening video shows 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z That said, these serpents are “powerful constrictors,” using their bodies to strangle their prey, which typically consists of lizards, small birds and mice. Man in New Mexico spots huge snake 'soaking in the morning sun' in front of office building 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z The local government in New South Wales has warned residents of an "adult boa constrictor at large" in the Cascades area of Silverdale. Australian town scales up search for stray boa 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z “This is a slow boa constrictor action … We did not think it would be done and dusted within just a few hours.” Guaidó's uprising seems to have flatlined. What's next for Venezuela? 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z The massage lasts a minimum of 1 hour, 15 minutes and involves letting multiple boa constrictors slither across your body, reports CBS New York. Snake massages are a thing, but enjoy at your own risk 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z "Tawny Frogmouth is like an owl. The snake is a constrictor, so not venomous, but pretty fond of squeezing," Moore explained to curious Facebook users earlier this month. Snake devours huge frogmouth outside woman's window, disturbing video shows 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z They are medium to large constrictors and are found throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere. Masters 2019: The scariest thing at Augusta National is this squirrel-devouring rat snake - Golf Digest 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z The dancer and a boa constrictor or two would emerge with the “Jaws” theme playing. The Snake Lady and the Masters: Augusta Imagines Life Post-Strip Clubs 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z We should have seen it when they did their boa constrictor slow death act on a talented Oklahoma team, and then survived a quintessential Virginia low-scoring coin flip against Oregon. Bend the knee, America: Virginia is destiny's most boring team - Golf Digest 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z After the land was cleared, four threatened or protected species were rescued, including a type of porcupine, a boa constrictor and a rare iguana. Wild cats, boas are obstacles in Mexican president's refinery race 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Writing about outcast characters such as Emile the octopus and Crictor the boa constrictor, he received the Hans Christian Andersen Award, one of the highest honors in children’s literature, in 1998. Tomi Ungerer, puckish artist and award-winning children’s writer, dies at 87 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z Would a squeeze ball be good for their boa constrictor? After caring for the critters at Woodland Park Zoo for more than 40 years, animal-rehab pioneer Harmony Frazier plans her retirement, and preps her replacements 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z This season, nobody flexes like Donald and Mack, who play different positions on the defensive line but frequently wind up in the same place, wrapped around quarterbacks like boa constrictors. Aaron Donald and Khalil Mack have been the NFL's contradiction to an offensive league 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z It is not venomous but boa constrictors attack prey with their teeth and constrict it until they die, Lincolnshire Police said. Boa constrictor on loose after escape 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z The workers also found two boa constrictors and a rabbit. 6-foot alligator removed from hot tub at Kansas City home 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Two boa constrictors and a rabbit also were taken from the home. 6-foot alligator removed from hot tub in Kansas City home 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Before our walk-throughs of the site, which was thick with vegetation, we were assured it was safe—"No hay problema," they said—but we encountered coral snakes, boa constrictors and enormous pythons. My Shot: Gil Hanse - Golf Digest 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z Police arrived at the school, where Animal Protection Officer Siobhan Chase captured the serpent, believed to be a boa constrictor, and safely returned it to its home. Snake escapes Virginia high school’s science lab, sets off motion detectors 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service heard a boa constrictor was potentially slithering around the river in late September and advised the locals to be alert, the Globe Gazette reports. Man surprised to spot 7-foot boa constrictor along Mississippi River in Illinois 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z One Massachusetts resident popped their car hood to check fluids to find a boa constrictor staring right back. Morning surprise: Boa constrictor found under car hood 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z Nothing is more astounding than the boa constrictors at the Bronx Zoo. Bronx Zoo 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z Like a boa constrictor squeezing the air out of its prey, Johnson drained all the drama out of TPC Southwind … until he injected his a last little bit of his own. How much money every golfer earned at the 2018 FedEx St. Jude Classic - Golf Digest 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z Red-tailed boa constrictors eat small animals, killing their prey by squeezing them to death. Boa constrictor escapes in upstate New York 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z The Beech Grove Police Department says the constrictor is missing from a home in the community on the southeast side of Indianapolis. Missing 14-foot-long pet python sought in Indianapolis-area 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z There is no information about how the boa constrictor managed to get under the car hood. Morning surprise: Boa constrictor found under car hood 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z It is not illegal to own boa constrictors in Massachusetts and no charges are expected. Police shoot boa constructor that fatally crushed puppy 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z It is death by boa constrictor: agonizingly slow, impressively powerful, jarring in how it uses panic as a weapon as the oxygen slips away. There is a formula to beating Virginia, and UMBC followed it to perfection 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z Boa constrictors enter the world through live births, not external eggs. Two-Headed Snake Has Extremely Rare Double Hearts 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z I got bitten by a tarantula that left me swollen, bruised and hallucinating for days, and almost crushed by a boa constrictor after Steve draped it around me for a photo. Poison pass: the man who became immune to snake venom 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z These pythons are a type of snake called a constrictor, which kills by cutting off blood circulation. Why an 8-Foot Pet Python May Have Killed Its Owner 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z While there are no official figures, he estimated there were about 10,000 constrictors kept in the UK. Expert doubts pet python killed its owner 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z The emergencies range from disturbing — the fire department struggles to free an abandoned newborn baby from a drain pipe — to near comical: a snake collector becomes prey for her pet constrictor. Despite familiar tropes, all-star cast keeps Fox's new procedural '9-1-1' urgent 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z The man explained that under the water lurked a horde of boa constrictors, waiting to strike. Thousands Once Spoke His Language in the Amazon. Now, He’s the Only One. 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Another proposal would lift a ban on all snakes except those that are poisonous or dangerous, such as rattlesnakes, boa constrictors and pit vipers. Minot deciding whether to allow chickens and snakes in town 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Boa constrictors kill their prey by gripping it so tightly that blood and oxygen can't reach the victim's vital organs. Ohio boa constrictor: Firefighters kill snake 'stuck to woman's face' - BBC News 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z In May, someone reported releasing a boa constrictor into Congaree National Park. Where the wild things are: Strange animal sightings in SC 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z Her parents even bought a wall-to-wall terrarium, filling it with three massive snakes: a Burmese python, an anaconda and a boa constrictor. Her 'Blackfish' changed minds about SeaWorld's orcas, now Gabriela Cowperthwaite is telling a dog's story 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z D.C. police called for help with a boa constrictor that was found inside an aquarium tank left in the woods. D.C. Animal Watch 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Boa constrictors are native to Central and South America. Snake’s alive! Boa constrictor released in S. Carolina park 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z I think of boa constrictors, of great whites, of barrels going over Niagara Falls. Rei Kawakubo, Interpreter of Dreams 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z He cited the example of the corn snake, a handsome constrictor that feeds mostly on rodents. The Kingsnake of Queens: Inside the Investigation That Brought Down a New York Reptile Trafficker 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z Children might meet a boa constrictor, box turtle, bearded dragon or other creature. D.C. community calendar, April 13-20, 2017 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z “All of a sudden it becomes I’m a boa constrictor, I’m an alligator,” Allyn said. Martial arts schools ‘a training ground for life’ 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Rangers say boa constrictors are not native to the park and releasing the snake was illegal. Snake’s alive! Boa constrictor released in S. Carolina park 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z “One prisoner called me over and asked if it was true that Eve was tempted by a boa constrictor,” Horschler said. EXCHANGE: Sunday school teacher proves faith by way he lives 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Exhausted and nursing several broken ribs, he spent the night in the jungle alongside insects, poison dart frogs, monkeys and boa constrictors. Conquering River, Jungle and the World’s Toughest Bike Race 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z It is not venomous but is a constrictor, putting a powerful squeeze on its prey. Snake in Virginia toilet was not a plumber’s tool 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z The first to do so were constrictors, which squeeze their victims to death. Eek, a snake! Humans may be hard-wired to spot serpents — and fast. 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Park staff is asking anyone who sees the boa constrictor to report it immediately. Snake’s alive! Boa constrictor released in S. Carolina park 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z In addition to the models, “¡Cuba!” will feature live animals, such as bearded anoles, boa constrictors and Cuban tree frogs — one of Dr. Raxworthy’s specialties. A Manhattan Museum Looks at Cuba’s Exotic Fauna and Flora 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Sunday to a rural road south of Grand Forks where the snake believed to be a boa constrictor was slithering along. Snake spotted on Grand Forks County road taken to shelter 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z Democrats are trying to wrap Mr. Trump around Mr. Johnson like a boa constrictor, and the New Yorker is exceptionally unpopular in the Badger State. Running to Survive in the Year of Trump 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Paulsboro police say they were sent to a home Tuesday night for a report of a large snake believed to be a boa constrictor under a porch. Police: Large snake spotted under porch returned to owner 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Billy the boa constrictor was roaming around it's owner's living room in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, when it found its way into the heater. Boa constrictor rescued from gas fire in Gainsborough - BBC News 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z The mini-Hubbard is depicted with a bushy beard and a boa constrictor draped around his shoulders, just as he was on April 17, 1983. A Royals Call-Up Is Making a Case to Stay 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z A boa constrictor named Diamond “was in rough shape” when they got the huge snake, he said. Exotic animal bonanza set up at Livingston County home 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z One doctor said the crush, which caused death by compression asphyxia as people could not expand their chests to breathe in, was “like a constrictor snake”. Hillsborough disaster: deadly mistakes and lies that lasted decades 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z No other details were released, including whether it was a boa constrictor or how it escaped. Police: Large snake spotted under porch returned to owner 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z One label on a jar read: “29 lots of parasites of reptiles and amphibians . . . boa constrictor — 1, alligator — 1 . . . frogs — 9.” Yes, there’s really a National Parasite Collection, and it’s getting a new life at the Smithsonian 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z The snake-catching festival attempts to reduce South Florida’s population of the giant constrictors. 17 Burmese pythons caught so far in Florida’s public hunt 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z After holding it for a few seconds as it writhed in his hands, Sweeney returned the irritated reptile to its rock and resumed his hunt for the giant constrictors that have infested the Everglades. In Florida's Everglades, hundreds of snake hunters aim to bag pythons 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z Iraqi forces are trying to encircle the city — “like a boa constrictor” — one official said, and will then move to squeeze out Islamic State fighters, much in the same way they did in Ramadi. As U.S. Hails Iraqi Success in Ramadi, Focus Turns to Next Move in ISIS Fight 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z That week, she also handled a boa constrictor. Northeast Iowa woman preparing to celebrate 111th birthday 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Transit authority officials say a man carrying a boa constrictor boarded the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority bus just before 3 p.m. Rogue Boa Constrictor Terrifies Entire Bus 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Philadelphia transit authority officials say a person carrying a boa constrictor got on board the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority bus just before 3 p.m. Things to know for Monday in Pennsylvania 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Walking through the front door leads to a reception room, where High Desert keeps some iguanas and a boa constrictor in cages. Bend wildlife rehab center treating more animals each year 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z The boa constrictor - a species known for holding its prey in a lethal grip - went missing from a house in Kells, Whitehaven, on Friday evening. Cumbria missing snake: Hunt for 8ft boa constrictor - BBC News 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z But two weeks ago in Missouri, a man with what was thought to be a boa constrictor casually lunched at a Mexican cafe, claiming the snake helped him cope with depression. Strange ‘service’ animals show up in odd places 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z He also managed to turn into Frankenstein’s monster, befriend a boa constrictor and find himself in a straight-jacketed pickle, courtesy of a psychotic nurse, before offering his premiere rebellion anthem “School’s Out.” REVIEW Alice Cooper and Motley Crue rock Baltimore 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Dr. Boback said that snakes called black racers, common in the Southeast, are constrictors, but evolved separately from boas, and more recently. The Truth Behind a Snake’s Deadly Embrace 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z A single family donated 20 boa constrictors in the last month and the couple is also snake sitting for a family that is out of the country, she said. Jacksonville couple works to maintain home of 100+ reptiles 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z Boa constrictors are commonly found in tropical forests in South America. Cumbria missing snake: Hunt for 8ft boa constrictor - BBC News 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z He coaxed the constrictor snake into a box and took it back to his depot before calling the Scottish SPCA. Mystery of anaconda found in Edinburgh street - BBC News 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Boa constrictors wrap their bodies around prey to suffocate the creatures. Wichita Falls issues warning over missing 6-foot snake 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z And on July 21, an alligator and nine boa constrictors were rescued from a Brooklyn man’s apartment. Stray alligator found wandering the streets of New York City has died 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z And the New York City police have found an odd assortment of wildlife, such as boa constrictors and other alligators as pets in apartments. An Alligator Tours New York City, Joining Some Famous Fauna 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Researchers allowed boa constrictors to attack rats while measuring how the prey’s body responded, including taking blood pressure and heart rate measurements. The Surprising Way Boa Constrictors Really Kill Their Prey 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z They presented anaesthetised, unconscious lab rats to boa constrictors, and recorded from the rats' arteries and heart as they were squeezed. Boa constrictors' lethal secret revealed - BBC News 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z The study, published July 22 in the Journal of Experimental Biology, challenges the long-held belief that constrictors kill their prey through suffocation. Boa Constrictors Kill by Constricting Blood Flow: Study 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z A few researchers suggested in the '80s and '90s that circulatory arrest — stopping the flow of blood — was the correct method by which constrictors killed prey. Boa constrictors don’t kill the way you think they do 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Then they fed the outfitted rats to captive boa constrictors and measured what happened to the lab rats. Why We Were Totally Wrong About How Boa Constrictors Kill 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z For decades, scientists thought that boa constrictors suffocated their victims to death by cutting off oxygen. The Surprising Way Boa Constrictors Really Kill Their Prey 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z New York City police who searched a Brooklyn man’s apartment on a warrant Tuesday found that he counted among his roommates a small alligator and not one but nine boa constrictors. New York Cops Rescue Alligator and 9 Boa Constrictors From Man's Apartment 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z On Thursday, the boa constrictor was taken in by experts at an endangered species centre near Redcar. Burmese python found on Guisborough country lane - BBC News 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z The researchers found that when boa constrictors kill a rat, they squeeze hard enough to interfere with the animal's blood pressure, blood gases, blood ion balance, and heart function. Boa constrictors don’t kill the way you think they do 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z “If you don’t like your boss and you can bring your boa constrictor to work, I think you’re still probably going to look for another job,” she says. The Office Pet Is a Pig; No, Really 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z A judge later awarded the boa constrictors to Brazil after the Brazilian government claimed ownership. US returns 7 smuggled snakes to Brazilian government 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z The Swedish media made much of Ms Hellqvist's past, which included posing topless with a boa constrictor for a men's magazine in 2004. Sweden royal wedding: Prince Carl Philip marries ex-reality star - BBC News 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Bearded dragons, monitor lizards and boa constrictors were deployed to help stressed students. Exam stress: Micro pigs, screaming and ball pools - BBC News 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Three years ago, the Fish and Wildlife Service banned imports and interstate transport of four species of constrictors: Burmese pythons, yellow anacondas and northern and southern African pythons. The Snake That’s Eating Florida 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department sells controlled exotic snake permits for venomous snakes and five of the constrictor species for $20 for recreational owners and $60 for commercial permits. When snakes bite, Dallas Zoo comes to the rescue 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z Authorities removed 16 monitor lizards, including some that were 6 feet long, and a boa constrictor from the apartment. Reptile roundup: Arrest warrant leads to reptile seizure 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Authorities also removed 16 monitor lizards, including some that were 6 feet long, and a boa constrictor from the apartment. Reptile Roundup: Arrest warrant leads to reptile seizure 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Import of four snakes banned: Federal officials have banned the importation and state-to-state movement of four large constrictor snakes they fear could become the next species to invade the Everglades. Ferguson, Mo., fires three employees after scathing Justice Dept. review 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z The boa constrictor is "in poor condition," said Daniel DeSousa, deputy director of the Department of Animal Services. Another snake seized from man arrested with python around his neck 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Or assimilated by the boa constrictors of new development. Ian Martin on Labour: ‘I can’t remember a more spineless opposition’ 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z The snakes, which included three boa constrictors and a green tree python, all used a climbing technique called "concertina locomotion". Tree-hugging snakes put safety first 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z Federal wildlife officials recently proposed strict nationwide limits on importing and shipping boa constrictors and four other snake species in an effort to prevent them from being introduced into the wild. US wildlife officials propose limiting snake trade 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Officials also considered including boa constrictors to the new list but decided so many people have boas as pets that such a ban would be ineffective. Ferguson, Mo., fires three employees after scathing Justice Dept. review 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service seeks public comment on listing five additional snake species — boa constrictors, reticulated pythons and three species of anacondas — as injurious wildlife. Invasive Pythons Threaten Florida Everglades 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z The agency is currently taking public comment on whether to ban the boa constrictor, the reticulated python and three more types of anacondas. Florida editorial roundup 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Corwin explained the importance of environmental conservation by showcasing an American boa constrictor and such keystone species as an alligator snapping turtle, cane toad and American alligator. Next Nebraska Science Festival dates set 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z Andrei Piontkovsky, a Russian political analyst, has compared an alliance between Russia and China to one between “a rabbit and a boa constrictor”. Putin pivots to the east 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z A firefighter put his reptile-handling experience to good use when he rescued a seven-foot-long boa constrictor from a burning house in western Michigan. Firefighter rescues snake from house fire 2014-04-03T13:30:16Z A boa constrictor would have a hard time managing. The Philippines's Strange Paradise 2013-03-14T20:46:15Z A Malaysian businessman was caught trying to smuggle live boa constrictors out of the country in his bag in 2010. Unsuccessful Smuggling Tactics 2013-03-04T16:58:02Z That decision led to Loe parting ways with a longtime "roommate" even more imposing than he was — a 7-foot boa constrictor named Angel. Mariners sign big veteran pitcher Kameron Loe who has had fun pets 2013-02-15T03:29:04Z Without that throttling intensity he lacks a definitive weapon, a boa constrictor without a death-grip. Andy Murray releases David Ferrer's iron grip to reach Wimbledon semis 2012-07-04T20:34:08Z Leg crushed and then eaten by mutated boa constrictor? Commencement Speakers: Graduation Speakers Offer Advice, Idealism and Humor 2012-06-17T02:09:02Z It will be noted that I have referred to the snake as a "constrictor"; but, from this, it must not be thought that the monster was a boa. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z A Malaysian businessman was caught trying to smuggle live boa constrictors out of the country in his bag in 2010. Unsuccessful Smuggling Tactics 2013-03-04T16:58:02Z What sometimes looked like an intellectual torpor was the boa constrictor digesting the zebra whole. Immortal Youth A Study in the Will to Create 2012-04-03T02:00:30.247Z A long, round fur tippet; Ð so called from its resemblance in shape to the boa constrictor. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z He knew nothing of a boa constrictor's power of movement; yet his instinct told him that, if once enfolded in those monstrous coils, he must inevitably be crushed to death. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z It would then be crushed to a pulp in the powerful, band-like coils of the constrictor, covered all over with a loathsome saliva, to be swallowed slowly and gradually, and yet in bulk. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z Association of Reptile Keepers, trade of the world’s longest snake, the reticulated python, and the boa constrictor were allowed to continue. In Florida Everglades, pythons and anacondas dominate food chain 2012-01-31T00:37:29Z The heart wants what the heart wants, and boa constrictors want the hearts in their prey to stop beating. ScienceShot: I Can Feel Your Heartbeat ... Stop 2012-01-18T00:01:00Z The pall of the black squalor had been tightening about the girl's heart like an impalpable constrictor and almost strangling it. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z Passing the spot where he had saved Mirandola from the boa constrictor, he mentioned the incident, and remarked that he had seen no other reptiles in the course of his wanderings. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z Florida’s Congressional delegation is now trying to yank the welcome mat from at least some of these “exotic” species, namely nine kinds of large constrictor snakes. Florida Looks for Curbs on Some Snake Species 2011-12-25T00:30:08Z “Do you really think there are pythons or boa constrictors in the forest?” asked Frank next day at dinner. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z He was as successful as he was brave, and he had the great good luck to meet a tiger, a young hippopotamus, and a boa constrictor. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z The country is converted, as it were, into a giant boa constrictor. The Social Evolution of the Argentine Republic 2011-11-24T03:00:43.903Z There were no wild beasts to molest him, and the place chosen was remote from the haunts of the boa constrictor. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z Go to the Zoo: the ostrich, the boa constrictor, the rhinoceros, all produce the same effect on you as your Albert—— Henriette. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z Some have attributed them to spasm of the smaller blood vessels of the brain, but there have never been demonstrated in the vessels any constrictor fibers. Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. 2011-10-11T02:01:07.890Z Those big constrictors of the southern part of this great hemisphere are dreadful. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z To the girls, it seemed like a gigantic boa constrictor racing toward them, and, for a moment, they turned cold with fear. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z Police found this 10-foot boa constrictor at the Howard Houses on Stone Street in Brooklyn. City Room: One Police Plaza: Emergency Officers Find a Boa 2011-09-08T17:13:52Z Meanwhile Harry had run his sword-bayonet, which luckily was fixed to the end of the rifle, through the boa constrictor’s body. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z The Big Lead was mottled and tawny colored, like the skin of a great constrictor. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z He consumed the kids—I beg your pardon; young as you are, I beg your pardon—I meant to say that he devoured the three young children, that he encompassed them after the constrictor manner. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z Boa constrictors are non-venomous and are native to Central and South America. Hawaii reports another snake turned in _ 5th snake to be captured or handed in since late June 2011-07-23T00:33:51Z The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission took possession of the python and a red-tailed boa constrictor in the home. Florida couple on trial after pet python kills child 2011-07-11T21:49:45Z The female boa constrictor, called Diva, isn't poisonous but was known to be unfriendly and there were fears it would bite someone. Missing snake is found at home 2011-07-01T05:37:26Z Boa constrictors are commonly found in tropical forests in South America and are from the family of constricting snakes, which kill their prey through asphyxiation. 'Hungry' boa constrictor on loose 2011-06-30T08:48:46Z It seems he was in one of the town resorts when he heard talk about a boa constrictor that had recently been captured and confined in a big cage. Army Boys in France or, From Training Camp to Trenches 2011-06-15T02:00:18.907Z “But he has an appetite like a boa constrictor.” The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies How They Met, What Happened, and How It Ended 2011-06-14T02:00:19.837Z In many places the rains had washed away the soil from the immense and wide-spreading roots, which ran along the ground like huge serpents—indeed, many of them were just like big boa constrictors. Lost in the Jungle Narrated for Young People 2011-06-07T02:00:11.183Z "It feels like a great boa constrictor throttling me, but it would never do to have my face as fair as a lily and my neck as red as a rose." Vacation with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-08T02:00:04.123Z And she sat scanning him, with strange, wondering eyes, as the Zenaida dove looks upon the shining constrictor. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z There was a great ugly looking boa constrictor coiled up in a corner by itself, a most repulsive looking animal. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z And the ghoulish, black-rimmed eyes belonged to a pioneer of rock spectacle, Alice Cooper, who had a boa constrictor draped over his shoulders as he accepted his award. Rock ?n? Rollers Salute Their Own 2011-03-15T04:55:03Z He did not notice the sleeper, but went to each constrictor in turn and stroked it lovingly. A Daughter of the Vine 2011-03-09T03:00:47.790Z Going to Caracas, they spent two months and a half climbing mountains, visiting hot springs, and forming an intimate acquaintance with tigers, crocodiles, monkeys, and boa constrictors. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Boa constrictors are one of the latest threats. Dot Earth: Island Birds + Invading Boa = Trouble in Paradise 2011-01-27T20:21:01Z Nita’s got a roll big enough to choke a boa constrictor. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z As Betsy herself also desired this, she was naturally disappointed when those in authority decided that the boa constrictor could not be shown to Napoleon. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z An albino boa constrictor, whose import would be banned under a proposal by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Green: In Snake Wars, the Cudgel Is a Century-Old Law 2011-01-10T19:55:48Z "He's a big boa constrictor," said David Crapnell, a Presbyterian minister and community activist, who accuses the developer of "bad faith." The Fall of Niagara Falls 2010-12-02T22:00:00Z Islanders in Aruba have held several roundups aimed at blunting the impact of boa constrictors on birds. Dot Earth: Island Birds + Invading Boa = Trouble in Paradise 2011-01-27T20:21:01Z Kingsnakes are a group of beautiful constrictors found in many parts of the United States. Remarkable Creatures: Good to Be King in Snake-Eat-Snake World 2010-10-25T19:53:00Z "They put a live goat into its cage, and I really believe that it swallowed it whole, for I could see the poor thing's horns poking almost through the boa constrictor's skin." Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z The department, in a statement issued late on Saturday, said its enforcement officers found 95 boa constrictors, two rhinoceros vipers and a matamata turtle inside the luggage. Malaysia uncovers nearly 100 live reptiles in bag 2010-08-29T08:09:00Z Boa constrictors are normally found in parts of America and squeeze their prey to death before swallowing them whole. Missing snake slithers back home 2010-08-26T12:36:00Z In these cases the “constrictor” and “sapiens” is the species name and “Boa” and “Homo” the genus name. Taxonomy: Fly in the ointment 2010-04-29T11:22:00Z He once had a gift-wrapped boa constrictor delivered to a manager whose wife he considered a bit treacherous. Ticketmaster Joins Live Nation, and an Industry Quakes 2010-04-25T02:20:00Z "Your boa constrictor sounds like the Marquis de Montchenu, or, rather, the latter, from the amount of food I have heard he consumes, must resemble a boa constrictor." Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z Boa constrictors are subject to regulations or a complete ban in international commercial trade as they are listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. Malaysia uncovers nearly 100 live reptiles in bag 2010-08-29T08:09:00Z The night before, Colbert had basically swallowed then Senate hopeful Harold Ford Jr. whole, like a boa constrictor eating a hamster. Eliot Spitzer Comeback: Ex-Governor Plots After Downfall 2010-03-04T22:20:00Z Tourists can have their photos taken with a camel, boa constrictor, peacock or elephant, all within a stone’s throw of Buddhist temples. Chinese Flock to Parks for Closer Look at Minorities 2010-02-23T18:37:00Z But it was a baby boa constrictor, in a cage. Ticketmaster Joins Live Nation, and an Industry Quakes 2010-04-25T02:20:00Z "Oh, I wish you could see him—not the Marquis, but the boa constrictor." Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z "Like asking the boa constrictor to be nice to a newborn lamb, isn't it?" Manslaughter It was only a constrictor, not more than seven or eight feet long, and only three inches thick at his thickest point. The Red Mustang However, he may be expected to turn up again very soon, this time probably coiled in constrictor fashion, as an oceanic ophidian, around a Laocoön or leviathan of a species very like a whale. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93. September 17, 1887 One of the commonest species of the genus Boa is the Boa constrictor, which has a wide range from tropical Mexico to Brazil. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" She was exceedingly anxious, for example, that Napoleon should see a huge boa constrictor that a captain of an incoming vessel had brought to the island. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z A large number of the species inhabiting the lowlands are wide-ranging species, such as Bufo marinus, Iguana iguana, and Boa constrictor. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México ‘Captain,’ said I, ‘can’t you tie an anchor onto a hawser, and bait the flukes with a boa constrictor and make sure of him?’ Mr. Munchausen Being a True Account of Some of the Recent Adventures beyond the Styx of the Late Hieronymus Carl Friedrich, Sometime Baron Munchausen of Bodenwerder Among the many things that always interested him was a large snake—a boa constrictor. The Shepherd Psalm A Meditation Later he'd work into heavier stuff—bats and leeches and centipedes and such like fascinating reptiles—or maybe dodge a panther or a wild pig or a boa constrictor in the jungle. Where the Pavement Ends The boa constrictor is the giant among snakes. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place I instantly sent a bullet through the part of the body that I saw, and sprang back, when the bushes were violently shaken as though the constrictor thought this sudden attack was anything but satisfactory. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa He seemed to be carried on the back of a galloping boa constrictor with a couple of others streaking away under his armpits. The Brain Finally, in spite of the fact that it had now attained the dimensions of a well-developed boa constrictor, he took it to live in his quarters. Once a Greech Alimentary Canal.—The membrane lining the œsophagus is unusually thin: it is furnished with the ordinary constrictor muscles, and others radiating from them like spokes of a wheel. A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. Lianas hung in festoons from the boughs like monstrous boa constrictors. Doubloons—and the Girl He started down the neck of dry land and walked all night, going as far as he could without submerging, getting out of range of the holocaust around the dead constrictor. The Wealth of Echindul Besides she was right; the boa constrictor which he rode calmed down a little, marching with a dignity more in accordance with its size. The Brain Some such look I had seen in the eyes of a dove which had been offered up as food for a constrictor. The House by the Lock We have no thought of patting crocodiles under the chin, or of embracing boa constrictors; but for our English reptiles we claim good words and good-will. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. Therefore Rubens and Michael Angelo made the fiery serpents huge boa constrictors, and knotted the sufferers together with them. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) He watched the eye and listened to the rasping of the bone-plates in the constrictor's throat. The Wealth of Echindul Half emerging from the mouth of the heater the monstrous body of a boa constrictor lay on the floor. The Exploits of Juve Being the Second of the Series of the "Fantômas" Detective Tales My dogs were dispersed along the brink of a deep ravine, in which was an enormous boa constrictor. Adventures in the Philippine Islands It's big, but it's growing—swallowing up everything that comes in its way, like a regular boa constrictor. The Romance of a Plain Man Between the lion and the boa constrictor, Harry was certainly lost. The Big Nightcap Letters Being the Fifth Book of the Series He ran, making a wide circle around the constrictor's powerful tail. The Wealth of Echindul And like the boa constrictor, after having swallowed its prey, the Department must sluggishly repose until that meal is digested before another can be taken. Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The machinery and engine are at present taking their periodical doze like a great boa constrictor. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba It's no fun being a little road at the mercy of a big one when the big one is a boa constrictor. The Romance of a Plain Man Here and there, on earth to-day, exist a few big reptiles like the crocodiles and the boa constrictors. The Meaning of Evolution Three years ago he would not have walked this close to a dead constrictor, but now—well, he'd learned not to be scared until there was need of it. The Wealth of Echindul Every animal has its enemies; the land tortoise has two enemies—man and the boa constrictor. The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. None of the constrictor type of serpents is, though their power to crush their prey in their folds is enormous. Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line The Motor Boys Fighting for Uncle Sam Then the Seneschal seized his buffalo horn, which hung by a strap, long, spotted, and crooked as a boa constrictor, and with both hands pressed it to his lips. Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 Her twinkling eyes showed not the slightest resentment that her son should be chosen only as an alternative to savages and boa constrictors. 'Lizbeth of the Dale The constrictor's jaws were distended and it was helpless. The Wealth of Echindul The noose is pulled tighter and the boa constrictor fights furiously to get free. My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) Large as it was, there was no danger from anything but its fangs; for the crotalus, unlike serpents of the genus constrictor, possesses but a very feeble power of compression. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Like a boa constrictor, her tremendous curiosity would sleep for months, and then, on awakening, it hungered with a most mighty and most devastating hunger. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 For my part, I was long in the state of the boa constrictor after a full meal—and I am but just recovering the powers of motion. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville The constrictor could be worth a lot more than two hundred dollars to him. The Wealth of Echindul They would assist a constrictor in wrapping his folds around us, until our industry shall be completely crushed. The Economist Volume 1, No. 3 A serpent had entered her poor little Eden—even the green-eyed monster constrictor, who, if given full swing, would not spare a bone of her meager comfort. Humorous Ghost Stories “Well, we’ve got to stay here until morning,” Jimmie said, presently, “and I’m so hungry that I could eat a boa constrictor right now.” Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam Adjust her neck, relieve constrictor and all other muscles that would impede any blood vessel that should drain the mouth and tongue. Philosophy of Osteopathy He didn't dare let the constrictor have more than three day's head-start, for the saurian would finish digesting the fish in about five days. The Wealth of Echindul They were called in those days bull snakes, and were considered of the constrictor species, but not venomous. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier In another moment he was seated on the window-seat entranced, dazed and blissfully content with his fate, docile as the rabbit in the presence of the boa constrictor. Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World Oh, they don’t come quite up to boa constrictors. The Peril Finders You may play once too often with that big constrictor which you let twine about your waist. Joe Strong, the Boy Fish or Marvelous Doings in a Big Tank It took him seven hours to reach the place where he had left the constrictor. The Wealth of Echindul The boa constrictor, for such it was, was noiselessly drawing foot after foot of its thick body into the chamber in preparation for a quick lunge at its victim. The Black Phantom It was the black snake then—the ‘constrictor’ of the north. The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness On August 3rd we received a fresh inmate into our veranda in the person of a fine young boa constrictor. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure The act accomplished, he sat down as a boa constrictor recoils itself, still gulping. The Man Who Lost Himself He needed to find the constrictor by the time Relegar started after him. The Wealth of Echindul He kills them as easily as he does the innocent “chicken snake” or the black constrictor. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire We saw that he could easily evolve or wind himself at pleasure around the body of the latter—each time compressing him with those muscular powers which have entitled him to his name ‘constrictor.’ The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness I put her arms around my neck and made her squeeze me, and I called her a divine boa constrictor. Old Ebenezer "And it's too late for even Grigsby's boa constrictor to help us out." Gold Seekers of '49 The flying scavenger-foxes were already settling on the constrictor's back and tearing out great chunks of flesh. The Wealth of Echindul Yesterday one brought me her book of animals, and pointing to a boa constrictor, asked its name, and I told her it was an O’Connell. Olla Podrida The rattlesnake lay stretched at full length—evidently dead; while the black constrictor still continued to hug the speckled body, as though it was an object to be loved. The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness A forty-foot constrictor once was swallowing a goat, and having lots of trouble, for the horns stuck in his throat. Rippling Rhymes A boa constrictor, as large around as a barrel, and with most of its body hidden in the tree! Gold Seekers of '49 He had a picture of a constrictor, lying sleepily in a pool of brown water surrounded by heavy, deep grass that hung over the banks and grew down into the water. The Wealth of Echindul If we had lived from childhood with a boa constrictor, we should think it no more a monster than a canary-bird. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection We could see—strange it appeared to us—that, instead of battling head to head—face to face—the fangs of the ‘constrictor’ were buried in the rattles of the ‘crotalus!’ The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness "It comes so suddenly,"—Carter had told her—"like the boa constrictor's hunger ... and then he was just—an appetite." Play the Game! “Is the boa constrictor found in this part of Africa?” The Mission; or Scenes in Africa Grant was encouraged by the fact that the constrictor did not appear to be far away. The Wealth of Echindul He behaved like a boa constrictor, and then alarmed us all horribly instead of confessing the truth. Bunyip Land A Story of Adventure in New Guinea Owls cannot gape like constrictors; nor have swallows whiskers or beards, or combs to keep both in order with, on their middle toes. Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds The anaconda, however, who is the biggest of the constrictors, won't let go for pinching; in this case the best thing is not to let him get hold of you at all. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly "What is the difference between the boa constrictor and the python?" The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns And thus it not only finds its anchorage in the rock, but binds the rocks of its anchorage with a constrictor cable. Proserpina, Volume 1 Studies Of Wayside Flowers It is a constrictor, without poison fangs, which would cling to the hand or arm as Luke describes. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages She screamed and began writhing, twisting her hard young body like a boa constrictor in his hands. Police Your Planet If a boa constrictor or a python begin to curl himself about you, you should pinch him vigorously, and he will loosen his folds and get away from you. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly "It would be easier with a cobra than a constrictor," Cadman had said. Son of Power The Fat Lady was ponderously unwinding the coils of the boa constrictor from round her neck as we paused in front of her cage, but presently she recognized us and smiled. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's On the other hand, constrictors, which have no poison fangs, cling in the way described, but as a rule do not bite. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages He struggled with all his strength but he was in a grip more powerful than that of a boa constrictor. Under the Ocean to the South Pole Or, the Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder He thinks nothing of festooning a boa constrictor about his neck and arms, and in his sanctum he keeps young crocodiles in sundry watering-pots, and other crawling things in unexpected places. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly The place was a wreck; the horse was the deadest I ever saw and the constrictor was still twined about him. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VI. (of X.) In one cage there was a boa constrictor, untruthfully advertised to be thirty feet long, which a Fat Lady exhibited at each performance, the monster coiled round her neck. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's Pulsion diverticulum of the esophagus is an acquired hernia of the mucosa between the circular and oblique fibers of the inferior constrictor muscle of the pharynx. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Five times each minute now it made the circuit, and, like the coils of a boa constrictor that is enfolding its victim, the circles continually grew smaller. Under the Ocean to the South Pole Or, the Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder I want no pilgrims from Dubuque, no naturalists from Woodchuck Lodge, poking into the landscape or under the stumps for spires and foxes and boa constrictors and things that they cannot find outside the book. The Hills of Hingham The ring snake is not a constrictor, yet he thus tied himself round the tree by the coils of his tail. A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. Bull snakes have the long body typical of constrictors, sometimes reaching a length of nearly six feet at maturity, and being at the most an inch and one-half in diameter. Growing Nuts in the North A Personal Story of the Author's Experience of 33 Years with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin Cicatricial stenosis below the level of the inferior constrictor is a contributory cause in some cases. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery She had beauty, brains, wit, a thousand fascinations, and no more soul than a she boa constrictor. On With Torchy They are kneeling on the ground, with their long necks swaying and stretching around like boa constrictors. The Women of the Arabs It encircles the biggest tree in one clasp of its rhizomes, which travellers mistake for the coil of a boa constrictor. About Orchids A Chat One monstrous reptile of the constrictor species continued to watch me from an adjacent rock upon which it lay, its forked tongue darting in and out of its mouth. Adventures in Southern Seas A Tale of the Sixteenth Century Motor paralysis may affect the constrictors or the esophageal muscular fibers or both. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery There were, in the lowlands, the massasaugas; short, sluggish rattle-snakes, venomous but cowardly, and, finally, there were the black-snakes ranging everywhere, for no respecter of locality is bascanion constrictor when in pursuit of prey. A Man and a Woman The worm became less and less terrifying; no longer appearing, say, the size of the boa constrictor. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man I've often noticed that your hold-alls looked like overfed boa constrictors, but I didn't dream things were as bad as this. The Princess Passes "Did you run across any boa constrictors or anacondas?" asked he serenely. Nedra The constrictors are anatomically not considered part of esophagus proper. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Like overfed boa constrictors, we noticed only the most glaring objects. The Darling and Other Stories Then came the reptiles,—from the boa constrictor, who was ten yards long, to the smallest blind-worm, amongst them some of the most dangerous kinds. The Curly-Haired Hen "Is the boa constrictor found in this part of Africa?" The Mission The seizure of prey by the constrictor, though invisibly swift, is quite simple in mechanism; it is simply the return to its coil of an opened watch-spring, and is just as instantaneous. The Queen of the Air Being a Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm The crico-pharyngeal constriction, as already mentioned, is produced by the tonic contraction of a specialized band of the orbicular fibers of the lowermost portion of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, called the cricopharyngeal muscle. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Not long after Dalonágan and his companion went up to the town and the defensive fence, which was made of boa constrictors, did not notice them for the snakes slept. Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore The tigers' tails and the elephants' trunks, the alligators' snouts and the boa constrictor's convolutions, he recognized at once. Round the Block "I suppose I shall wake up some morning and find a boa constrictor in my bed." The Camp Fire Girls at School Or, The Wohelo Weavers Then it swallowed its prey slowly with the deglutition of a boa constrictor. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel When the constrictors voluntarily deliver the bolus past the cricopharyngeal fold, the involuntary or peristaltic contractions of the esophageal mural musculature carry the bolus on downward. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery "Or through their squeezing powers, like that big constrictor we saw at the Zoo." Ethel Morton's Enterprise This conveyed the idea of two boa constrictors fighting. Round the Block The Great Man, the salient profile, the unconquerable warrior who, even at a distance, exerts the fascination of a reptile, a boa constrictor. The Underdogs, a Story of the Mexican Revolution It is probably of the boa constrictor, the emperor, the devin, that Hernandez writes, under the name of Temacuilcahuilia, so called from its powers, the word meaning a fighter with five men. Forest and Frontiers Or, Adventures Among the Indians One of them, a boa constrictor, got loose and coiled around a windlass. The Great God Success The puma, jaguar and wildcat are here at home, besides the anaconda and boa constrictor, which grow to enormous lengths. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America He stopped the panorama with a cough, and said: "The entire population of this particular jungle are--boa constrictors of unprecedented size and ferocity." Round the Block The only novelty in the vegetation was the Fashak-tree, a creeper like a gigantic constrictor, with sweet yellow wood somewhat resembling liquorice. The Land of Midian — Volume 2 The emperor boa, or boa constrictor as well as all the others to which the name boa applies are, according to Cuvier, natives of America. Forest and Frontiers Or, Adventures Among the Indians The motionless gazelle in the folds of the constrictor may be in full control of the situation. We Can't Have Everything See a boa constrictor with an ox or deer. Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. A boa constrictor will be expressed by a head, a coil, and a bit of tail showing at intervals. Round the Block Your aunt seemed interested, and said it reminded her of a boa constrictor. Right Ho, Jeeves Mr. Badger's smile was like that of the boa constrictor about to swallow the rabbit. Tutt and Mr. Tutt AMY, struggling as with a boa constrictor, 'You needn't expect me to believe that.' Alice Sit-By-The-Fire Boa constrictor has good will to eat it, but he is foiled. Representative Men The only boa constrictors that I have, are now before you. Round the Block "It seemed ages while we stood waiting for the lieutenant to give the word," added Billy, giving vent to his feelings by giving Tom a hug like that of a boa constrictor. Army Boys on German Soil Our Doughboys Quelling the Mobs And in another place it had reared and raised its head like a boa constrictor, ready to strike at its prey; up to the flashing, forked tongue it was there. Over Prairie Trails Being by habit a constrictor, the king snake at once winds himself tightly around the neck of the rattler,—and proceeds to choke him to death. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations Yes, he did love me, as the wolf loves the lamb, as the cat loves the mouse and as the boa constrictor the beautiful gazelle. Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal The sunrises and sunsets, the boa constrictors, the tigers, and the other phenomena of Africa, are all immense, gorgeous, and peculiar. Round the Block But let us put aside boa constrictors for the time. Pinocchio in Africa A few seconds more and nearly every bone in his body would have been crushed, for that is the manner in which a constrictor snake kills its prey before devouring it. Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship The setting sun cast long shadows through the trees, and their interlaced branches looked like a forest of boa- constrictors. Gerfaut — Volume 1 The soldiers drew nearer and nearer; the people hastened to meet them like a huge boa constrictor with thousands and thousands of movable rings, and thousands and thousands of flashing eyes. Louisa of Prussia and Her Times They shook hands, Miss Avies standing over Aunt Elizabeth like the boa constrictor raised above the mouse. The Captives You might as well refuse to accept the embraces of a boa constrictor when once it gets round your neck. Man and Superman He woke up in the middle of the night and found a boa constrictor curled on the foot of his bed. Cy Whittaker's Place The evening passed in grim silence, and in sleep he saw that sign wriggling across the side of the barn like boa constrictors hung on rails. Main-Travelled Roads "The snakes in your comparison are larger than your pun, and the pun, rather than yourself, suggests a constrictor's squeeze." A Face Illumined Sometimes the native hunters capture boa- constrictors alive in the forest near the city. The Naturalist on the River Amazons NOW I understand why you warned Tavy that I am a boa constrictor. Man and Superman Under their feet the earth worked and moved as if boa constrictors were wriggling down there soft bodies, lightly covered. One of Ours The boa- constrictor is said to bathe its prey with saliva, but this is doubtful; and it is done solely for the sake of lubricating its prey. The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms, with observations on their habits For another class of books, which our honest English shelves reject with disgust, M. Uzanne proposes a binding of the skin of the boa constrictor; undoubtedly appropriate and "admonishing." The Library Did you ever see the boa constrictor fed at the Zoological Gardens? Armadale Yesterday I was a boa constrictor: to-day I am an elephant. Man and Superman The scene was absolutely as if a cold and flabby boa constrictor had defied one of those tawny, fierce leopards of Brazil. An Historical Mystery That we do not excrete during sleep depends on the fact that the faeces pressing in the large intestine generates a reflexive action of the constrictors of the rectum. Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students The boa constrictor doesn't mind the opinions of a stag one little bit when once she has got her coils round it. Man and Superman They can be brought to relax only through especially powerful pressure or through the voluntary relaxation of one's own constrictors. Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students |
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