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Boa, Puerto Rican
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Genus
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Epicrates
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Species
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inornatus
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Status
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Endangered
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Habitat
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semi-deserts to rainforests
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Distribution
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USA (Puerto Rico)
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Diet
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Small animals, mice, geckos, lizards, frogs, birds
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Feeding
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Boas rely on constriction, or squeezing, to kill their prey. They do this by wrapping themselves in a series of coils around the animal as soon as it is seized. These coils tighten every time the prey exhales, preventing it from drawing another breath and suffocating it.
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Interesting Facts
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The record for the "longest snake in the world" is up to 10 meters, for both the reticulated python of Asia and the semi-aquatic anaconda of South America. Other runners-up include the Indian python, at 9 meters, the African python, at 8 meters, and the Australian scrub python, at 7 meters.
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Animal Communication Panel
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