Researchers from Brown University show how boa constrictors breathe with different sections of their rib cage, an adaptation that likely helped them evolve into successful predators.
PYTHONS, PYTHON SPECIES AND PYTHON HUNTERS
What are practical measures to defend yourself against a python attack? Can the snake be choked or strangled with a belt? - Quora
Why boa constrictors don't suffocate when they squeeze their prey to death, Science
Little Boa of the Northwestern Woods — Deschutes Land Trust
Can a snake suffocate? - Quora
Why do snakes wrap themselves around their prey? - Quora
How Does a Boa Constrictor Manage to Breathe While Squishing Prey? - Science & Health
Boa Constrictors Don't Actually Suffocate Their Prey To Death After All
How boa constrictors squeeze prey without suffocating themselves
How Boa Constrictors Breathe While Squeezing the Life Out of Their Prey - The New York Times
Boa constrictors do not suffocate their prey but instead cut off the blood supply, scientists find, The Independent
My Cat Ate a Boa Constrictor, Is It Safe or Dangerous? - The Cat Bandit Blog