boa constrictor
noun
: a tropical American boa (Boa constrictor synonym Constrictor constrictor) that is light brown barred or mottled with darker brown and reaches a length of 10 feet (3 meters) or more
broadly
: boa sense 1
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As a model, Sofia famously posed topless with a boa constrictor for the Swedish men’s magazine Slitz.
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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Help was also required when homeowners in Naples saw a boa constrictor measuring over 9 feet in their backyard.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Endurance wasn’t crushed all at once, but instead ground down into a twist of wood and metal over the course of several weeks, like a rabbit in the clutches of a boa constrictor.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
As well as reports of a loose alligator, some users reported that a boa constrictor was slithering around Belle Isle, too.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Help was also required when homeowners in Naples saw a boa constrictor measuring over 9 feet in their backyard.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Endurance wasn’t crushed all at once, but instead ground down into a twist of wood and metal over the course of several weeks, like a rabbit in the clutches of a boa constrictor.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
As well as reports of a loose alligator, some users reported that a boa constrictor was slithering around Belle Isle, too.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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