Simon Collins

Contrary to popular belief, the largest and deadliest constrictors do not kill with speed and ferocity. Rather, having restrained their next meal with a shallow, non-venomous bite, they throw a few companionable loops around it, the way you might put your arm around someone for a selfie, then simply tighten those loops a little each time it exhales and, critically, don’t loosen them when it inhales.