Boa constrictor

Also known as Common Boa, Red-Tailed Boa, Argentine Boa

Boa constrictors rely on ambush tactics and heat-sensing pits near the mouth to detect warm-blooded prey across tropical American forests. They seize targets with rows of backward-curved teeth before wrapping powerful muscular coils to restrict circulation. Young individuals often hunt high in the canopy, while heavier adults spend most of their time patrolling the forest floor and stream banks.