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Constrictors actually do not suffocate their prey, they asphyxiate them! They prevent air from being released into the blood stream and tissues by applying great pressure on the lungs and heart, thickening the blood and in some cases causing immediate heart failure. Air still enters their lungs, it just can't efficiently diffuse into the tissues. If you ever watch a snake kill its prey, it almost never wraps around the neck, which would they would do if they were suffocating them, they instead wrap around the rib cage. This method of killing their prey is much quicker and efficient than suffocation, which is important because it takes a lot of energy to stay tightly wrapped around its prey. As far as the snake you're thinking of, you may be thinking of the boa constrictor.
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What snake suffocates it's prey?
Snakes that suffocate their prey are called constrictors. Some constrictors include boa constrictors (obviously), pythons, and anacondas.
Are boa constricters poisonouse?
No - Boa Constrictors kill their prey by asphyxiation - they squeeze their prey until it cant breath in - and it suffocates.
What snake likes to hug its prey and death?
It depends what snake you are talking about! Some snakes crush their prey such as the Anaconda Others bite their prey using venom such as the cobra.
How does a boa constrictor snake eat its prey?
The boa constrictor spreads it ribs apart to get the large animal down its body.
What facts about boa constrictor?
It is the largest snake in the world, and does not use venom to kill its prey.
When is a virgin island tree boa considered a predator?
Yes, all snakes are predators. Any snake, boa or not, eats prey, so they are carnivores.
Is a snake a boa constricter?
A boa constrictor is a snake.
Is constrictor an adjective?
No. The ending -OR means that it is a noun. The term 'boa' is used for a feather wrap, whereas 'boa constrictor' is a large snake that kills its prey by crushing.
Is boa a lizard or snake?
A boa is a snakeSNAKE
Is boa a nether word for a snake?
Yes, 'boa' is short for boa-constrictor, a large type of snake.
What is constrictors?
a constrictor is a type of snake that coils around its prey, squeezing and suffocating it, such as a boa constrictor or green anaconda.
How does a boa constrictor eat it's prey?
after the snake kills its prey it starts to bite its prey.then it swallows its prey whole.that will hold him from hunger for about a month.snakes can hold of hunger for months with just a mouse.
