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Also Known As	Boa constrictor

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boa constrictor

Illustration of a boa constrictor (Boa constrictor constrictor) wrapped around a branch, showing its patterned brown and tan scales, with a scale bar indicating length in centimeters and inches.

Illustration of a boa constrictor (Constrictor constrictor), showing a large, coiled snake with a patterned brown, tan, and black scaly body wrapped around a tree branch.

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