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The human operator activated the kill switch since either the boa could break or the robot arm could break the tubes, possibly injuring the cat.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 May 2024
The City of Portsmouth College in southern England, which cares for Ronaldo, shared in a press release that the school's researchers thought the reptile was male until Ronaldo gave birth because a veterinarian had declared the boa to be a boy.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
Quinlan was off for the day when a student checked on the snake, a 13-year-old six-foot Brazilian rainbow boa named Ronaldo.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
Normally, Booth told me, when boas are pregnant, they kind of bask in the hotter end of their tanks.
—Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 12 June 2024
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 May 2024
The City of Portsmouth College in southern England, which cares for Ronaldo, shared in a press release that the school's researchers thought the reptile was male until Ronaldo gave birth because a veterinarian had declared the boa to be a boy.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
Quinlan was off for the day when a student checked on the snake, a 13-year-old six-foot Brazilian rainbow boa named Ronaldo.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
Normally, Booth told me, when boas are pregnant, they kind of bask in the hotter end of their tanks.
—Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 12 June 2024
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The large nonvenomous constrictor captures its prey by ambushing it before coiling around it.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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It is assumed that these pythons, like other large constrictors, do not differentiate between prey types once a target has been subdued, leading to such rare attacks on humans.Scott Travers, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
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Share [Findings] Interviews with reptile poachers in southwestern Balochistan indicated that the Caspian cobra, the desert monitor, the Iranian mastigure, Maynard’s longnose sand snake, the Persian spider gecko, and the Tartar sand boa were being captured for use by snake charmers.Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Hahn is never funnier than when Agatha is trying to summon some of her own swagger while forced to wear Agnes’s drab clothes—a cobra stuck in the mundane form of a hamster.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
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While rattlesnake bites are venomous and potentially dangerous, fatalities are relatively low, especially when medical attention is received quickly after a bite.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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An Arizona girl nearly lost her leg after going 30 hours without realizing she had been bitten by a rattlesnake, according to her family.Abigail Adams, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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Unlike logo hardware, these python styles are a Khaite signature—understated to most, but instantly recognizable to those with a fashion eye.Madeline Fass, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
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Snake handler Drew Godfrey, who works for Hervey Bay Snake Catchers in the Australian territory of Queensland, had the task of removing two coastal carpet pythons, also known as Morelia spilota mcdowelli, from a customer's toilet bowl.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Pereira will play a character called The Butcher, and bring his set of skills – including anaconda chokes and roundhouse kicks – to his meaty role.Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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Pereira will play a character called The Butcher, and bring his set of skills to the role — including anaconda chokes and roundhouse kicks.Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
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Per a report from The Telegraph, Dingo was bitten by an Eastern green mamba.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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And a gladiator sandal recalled the coils of the mamba snake.WWD, WWD, 23 Sep. 2024
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The Australian Museum in Sydney said on its website that copperhead snakes have powerful neurotoxic venom and that a bite can be fatal without medical attention.Patrick Smith, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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Snakes native to western North Carolina include the copperhead, said Duke’s Dr. Sean Bush, an emergency medicine physician.NBC News, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Comfort and construction are behind the venerable FTB moccasin sneakers which are handsewn and made from soft suede and embellished with bead details.Kate Donnelly, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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The smoke smell triggers memories of grandmothers, the sound of scraping reminds us of our aunties working together, the beadwork and style of our moccasins represent our nations.PhotoVogue, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Boa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boa. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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