title: Constrictor
text: # Constrictor
  
  Constrictor may refer to:
  
  ## Biology
  
  * Any snake that kills its prey by constriction
  * A taxonomic synonym for Boa, also known as "boas", a genus of non-venomous boas found in Central and South America, Mexico and Madagascar
  * A taxonomic synonym for Python, also known as "pythons", a genus of non-venomous pythons found in Africa and Asia
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Constrictor (album), a 1986 album by Alice Cooper
  * Constrictor (comics), a supervillain/hero in the Marvel Comics universe
  * Constrictor knot, a binding knot
  * Pharyngeal constrictor, one of the muscles that serves to constrict the pharynx
  