constrictor
a constrictor swallowing its prey
a kind of snake – reptile – any kind of large, non-poisonous snake that does not bite its prey (= animal that it hunts and eats), but kills it by constriction (by coiling or winding around the animal and crushing it to death);
some of the common constrictors are: boa, python, anaconda
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