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Mr. Burns is a bull snake who lives at the Lake Superior Zoo. He is the largest snake species in North America, measuring up to 6 feet long. As constrictor species, the snakes squeeze their prey. And ...

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 ...