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TIL contrary to prior belief, constrictor snakes do not kill by suffocation. A study of boa constrictors showed constriction halts blood flow and prevents oxygen reaching vital organs like the heart and brain, causing unconsciousness within seconds and cardiac arrest shortly after

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