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No snake species is both venomous and a constrictor.
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Is it true that no snake species is both venomous and a constrictor?
No. A reference article on constriction names several snake species that are both venomous and use constriction, including Clelia, the brown tree snake, and some Australian elapids, which contradicts the claim that no snake is both. Two papers separately describe Boa constrictor as non-venomous, but neither addresses constriction, so they only partially bear on the claim.
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Rodrigues, C. F. B., Serino-Silva, C., Morais-Zani, K. d., Kavazoi, V. K., Carvalho, M. P. N., & Grego, K. F. (2020). BoaγPLI: Structural and functional characterization of the gamma phospholipase A2 plasma inhibitor from the non-venomous Brazilian snake Boa constrictor. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229657
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Constriction - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constriction
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Fortes-Dias, C. L., Macedo, D. H. F., Barbosa, R. P., Souza-Silva, G., & Ortolani, P. L. (2020). Identification and characterization of the first endogenous phospholipase A2 inhibitor from a non-venomous tropical snake, Boa constrictor (Serpentes: Boidae). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-9199-jvatitd-2019-0044
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