The boa is a snake that suffocates is prey?

Answer 1

Yes it does.

The Boa Constrictor is a loving reptile: it will literally hug you to death.

The boa constrictor is not a poisonous snake. It suffocates its prey by wrapping around it, and with every breath of air the captive takes, the boa will tighten its grip until the victim suffocates.

The boa constrictor makes his home on the floor of many rainforest throughout central and South America, Trinidad and Venezuela. They range in size from three to twenty feet. The boa constrictor's colors of brown and cream help him blend in with the forest floor, you may also find him hiding in tree branches.

The boa constrictor's diet consists of any animal he can swallow. His favorites are mice, lizards, and frogs because there is an abundance of these and make a fulfilling quick snack.

The boas, when hungry looses all reason. He has been caught by farmers, because he squeezed through chicken wire to get to a hearty meal. But, after eating his fill, his body became too large to escape the way he came in. With no other escape he would be stuck. Farmers will kill the boa constrictor at first sight, because he preys on their chickens and other livestock.

Answer 2

In very rare cases and under unique conditions. The person would have to be negligent, drunk and fairly weak. A responsible owner would not handle an aggressive animal by themselves, and I am yet to see a boa that could not be untangled by a helper. They also have no desire to kill a human since it is not food. Even a scared animal will lash out by biting, not constricting.

In the cases where this has happened it has ALWAYS been a negligent keeper handling a large animal (I mean LARGE, not average) by themselves, usually drunk, and the snake was merely trying to get a good grip to keep from falling off their shoulders, meaning they held onto the neck. Bad placement of the animal, bad husbandry and bad handling techniques are the cause of ALL large constrictor deaths in the US. Even including these it is a very rare event, averaging one every 2 years, including all large constrictor species. When put up against the 440+ horse related deaths every year these animals are hardly dangerous. You have a better chance of getting killed by a runaway Golf ball.

Answer 3

Constricting snakes like a boa or a python wrap their body round a victim and will squeeze tighter each time the victim breaths out. This stops the victim inhaling and it is suffocated.

Answer 4

It tightens its hold on its prey every time the prey exhales, and as it does so, the prey loses the oxygen supply to its blood. So yes, the boa suffocates its prey.