A study published this month in the Journal of Experimental Biology led by University researchers used 3D imaging to visualize how boa constrictors adjust the site of breathing within their lungs to ...

Snakes that constrict and then swallow enormous prey have evolved a way to keep themselves from suffocating while they do it. When the scaley coils closest to the snake's head are super busy squeezing ...

It takes some precise rib movements to keep a snake breathing while it’s feeding, a study finds. By Sam Jones The boa constrictor got its name for a reason. To kill its prey, a boa will coil around it ...

How do boa constrictors breathe while constricting their victims? A new study finds that snakes can switch which set of ribs they use to draw in... This trick keeps snakes from suffocating as they ...

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