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Recent Examples of constrictor
Here in Puerto Rico, however, invasive constrictors have no natural predators and few competitors.
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Benji Jones, Vox, 21 May 2024
Native bird, rabbit, raccoon and deer populations have been decimated, and even gators have fallen prey to the constrictors.
—CBS News, 18 Sep. 2024
One of the largest snakes in the world, the Burmese python is a nonvenomous constrictor found primarily in and around the Everglades ecosystem in south Florida.
—Lauren Ferrer, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2024
Staff Pick: Boa constrictor who has lived alone births 14 baby snakes
Baby rainbow boa constrictors from Ronaldo.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 3 July 2024
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Benji Jones, Vox, 21 May 2024
Native bird, rabbit, raccoon and deer populations have been decimated, and even gators have fallen prey to the constrictors.
—CBS News, 18 Sep. 2024
One of the largest snakes in the world, the Burmese python is a nonvenomous constrictor found primarily in and around the Everglades ecosystem in south Florida.
—Lauren Ferrer, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2024
Staff Pick: Boa constrictor who has lived alone births 14 baby snakes
Baby rainbow boa constrictors from Ronaldo.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 3 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constrictor
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Partygoers dressed up for the theme with feather boas and colorful clothes to go with her different albums.Gil Macias, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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During this time, the designer cultivated a signature look—body-conscious gowns that were often covered in dazzling crystals and sequins, and punctuated with fabulous feather boas or capes.Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
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Only last year, one Texas woman found a rattlesnake lurking in her toilet, and another also found a rat snake poking out from the U-bend.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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The thing is, loving a narcissist is like kissing a rattlesnake.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Just last week, a man in Stellenbosch, South Africa, returned home to find a live cape cobra curled underneath a pillow in his bed.Tabitha Parent, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Cobra or up dog: From chaturanga, choose between cobra or up dog.Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2024
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The original 1997 Anaconda starred Jennifer Lopez, Jon Voight, Owen Wilson and Ice Cube and followed a National Geographic-esque film crew that is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who forces them along on his quest to capture the world’s largest and deadliest snake, an anaconda.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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The title of the world's heaviest snake goes to green anacondas, according to the National History Museum.Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Burmese pythons in Florida can eat larger prey than scientists previously thought due to their ability to stretch their jaws.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
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Although euthanasia is the only viable option due to the volume of pythons in the region, the team takes stoic pride in following strict rules for treating each snake humanely when the time comes.Longreads, Longreads, 25 Oct. 2024
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In September, a Virginia man narrowly avoided getting bit by a copperhead snake after the venomous reptile appeared on his washing machine located in his bedroom.Kelli Bender, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Among them are the rattlesnake, cottonmouth (or water moccasin), copperhead and coral snake.Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 6 June 2024
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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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Bushmaster The funky blues-rock band wraps up the Falls Church Concerts in the Park series.Sarah Lane, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2017
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The death adder’s plight illustrates another important point: In a 2013 review of the relevant scientific literature to date, Robertson and his colleagues concluded that exotic species are the single largest cause of evolutionary traps.Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
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This attitude poses a threat to Europe’s adder populations, already on the decline because of habitat destruction.ByPhie Jacobs, science.org, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Constrictor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constrictor. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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