Boa constrictor Small 320×105 Medium 640×211 Large 1024×337 Download Tiff Original 2275×749 | (1.6 MB) Description This gigantic snake kills its prey by constricting around it, squeezing it to death, then swallowing it whole. Keywords boa, boa constrictor, python, reptiles, rock snake, snake Galleries Snakes and Lizards Source: Louis Figuier, Reptiles and Birds (London:Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1869) 60