This is why boa constrictors can still breathe while squeezing the
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Snakes activate different sections of the rib cage, using far end of lungs as a bellows.
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Look: Scientists finally discover how boa constrictors can eat giant meals without suffocating
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Boa suffocation is merely myth
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Jennifer Ouellette Archive
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How boa constrictors breathe to kill - Double Helix
How do snakes like boa constrictors breathe with a mouthful of food? Scientists have the answer - ABC News
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Boa Constrictor Woburn Safari Park
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Ars Technica
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How boas save themselves from suffocating when constricting and digesting dinner
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Ars Technica
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New study shows Boa snakes switch breathing points along ribs when killing prey - Indianarrative
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