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What Are a Boa Constrictor's Favorite Prey Smithsonian
MANAR G TV
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8/3/2023
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Animals
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Rats were a permanent fixture of prison life,
00:05
adding to the misery and squalor of the living conditions.
00:09
The people may have gone,
00:13
but the prison's ruins still offer hiding places to rodents.
00:17
The rodents perform an important role
00:21
in the island's ecology.
00:23
Many of the forest trees rely on spiny rats for propagation.
00:29
(crickets chirping)
00:31
Cracking the shells allows the seeds to germinate,
00:35
and by catching their finds,
00:37
the rodents help to distribute the seeds around the forest.
00:41
But these gardeners are themselves on the forest menu.
00:47
They're prey for pretty much
00:51
every large predator on the island.
00:53
Having failed to snare a capuchin,
00:58
the female boa is on the hunt again.
01:02
Like many snakes, she has a sixth sense
01:05
when it comes to hunting.
01:07
She's able to detect the warmth of her prey
01:12
even if she can't see them.
01:14
And with every flick of her tongue,
01:17
the boa picks up scent molecules
01:20
from the surrounding environment.
01:22
Guided by heat and scent,
01:26
she can track her quarry even on the darkest night.
01:30
She's locked onto her target.
01:35
A master of stealthy stalking,
01:42
she's got the perfect camouflage for an ambush.
01:45
She lies in wait for the rat to get within striking range.
01:52
(ominous music)
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Her sharp teeth lock into the rat.
02:22
(ominous music)
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Before it has the chance to fight back,
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she throws her coils around it.
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She kills by crushing, squeezing the rat so hard
02:42
it stops the blood flow.
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Death comes quickly.
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(ominous music)
02:51
The rat is swallowed whole.
02:58
(ominous music)
03:01
(birds chirping)
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It will take her a week or so to digest her meal.
03:22
(ominous music)
03:25
(birds chirping)
03:28
(ominous music)
03:30
(ominous music)
03:34
(upbeat music)
03:37
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