The term "boa" broadly refers to a group of constricting snakes ... but it includes just one recognized species: the boa constrictor. A rarity in zoology, this species has the same common name ...

Boa constrictors feature a muscular build and can grow to weigh more than 100 pounds (45 kg) and be more than 10 feet (3 meters) in length. They typically reach lengths between 6 and 10 feet (1.8 ...

I have a boa constrictor stuck to my face!" "Ma'am, you have a what?" the operator replied. "You're outside with a boa constrictor stuck to your face?" The terrified woman explained that the 5ft ...

The skin of a boa constrictor has been discovered by a seven-year-old girl in Oxford. Amelia Drewett found the 5ft (1.5m) length of shed skin while walking with her grandfather in Headington.

They won the disposal count, clearances, contested possessions and were level in inside 50 entries. But McKenna said the "boa constrictors of the AFL" were too much to handle for his young team. "We ...