python vs boa constrictor
Definitions
noun
- a soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit
- large Old World boas
Examples
Snakes have hundreds of similar vertebrae in their backbones, as can be seen in the skeleton of a python embryo.
Mr. Jackson converted a rustic red barn into a herpetarium with displays for a dozen exotic and venomous snakes, including a Burmese python and a monocled cobra.
Phosphor is clearly named for the pale, luminous green that animates a thick, pythonlike convolution which winds up from the bottom of the horizontal canvas and takes several loops around itself before exiting at the top.
Definitions
noun
- very large boa of tropical America and West Indies
Examples
I used to keep pythons and boa constrictors years ago.
It's called "Law of the Jungle," by which he means the real law of the jungle, covering torts, trusts and property rights as understood by hippos and boa constrictors.
This specimen is a lovely, relaxed, well-fed rosy boa constrictor.
