EditorialWhile squeezing, boa constrictors’ ribs are compressed, and ingesting the prey also expands their ribs to the limit. (Wes Frazer/The New York Times)
EditorialWhile squeezing, boa constrictors’ ribs are compressed, and ingesting the prey also expands their ribs to the limit. (Wes Frazer/The New York Times)
EditorialA snake in the converted garage where David and Amber Nelson keep a collection of pythons and boa constrictors in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Dec. 11, 2019. (Wes Frazer/The New York Times)