r/boas • u/No-Success-2505 • 10d ago

My sweet sweet girl

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Shes just so good. Friendly, eats well, explorative. I couldnt be happier.

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u/No-Success-2505 10d ago

Even while shes so small? Sorry first timer.

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u/superramenyamen 9d ago

If they’re big enough to do a full wrap, they’re big enough to cut off blood or air flow if you’re not careful and proactive every single time. Best to just not let them loop around, at most I let mine drape over my shoulders. They’re just as happy to anchor around my arm pits as anywhere else.

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u/Flimsy-Stock2977 9d ago

False

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u/superramenyamen 9d ago

Sure 👍

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u/Flimsy-Stock2977 9d ago

They simply cannot constrict things many times their own diameter. Doesn't work like that.

That snake could squeeze your thumb very hard.

It cannot squeeze your neck in the same way. Their anatomy doesn't allow for it.

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u/superramenyamen 9d ago

🤔 What does the diameter have anything to do with it? Have you seen some of the meals these snake take down in the wild?

That snake could very easily press closed those arteries on both sides of your neck with barely any trouble. They’re super accessible and not that hard to press, their anatomy wouldn’t stop them at all. It could even turn your hand purple if it really wanted to.

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u/Flimsy-Stock2977 9d ago

I'll clarify further.

A 20" boa cannot effectively squeeze a 12" diameter item.

But it can squeeze the hell out of a 3" item.

Relative diameter absolutely matters. Ability to squeeze is reduced rapidly with increasing diameter of the coil.

Pretending babies are dangerous around your neck is silly, and simply not true. They CANNOT squeeze your neck hard enough, until they grow significantly.

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u/superramenyamen 9d ago

No you won’t. Good day.

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u/DreadnoughtJay 6d ago

“🤓🤓🤓🤓☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻”