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{{Youmay|the species in general|the [[Boa constrictor at the Zoo]]}}
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{{Youmay|the species in general|the [[Boa constrictor at the zoo]]}}
 
{{Creature infobox
 
{{Creature infobox
 
|image = Boa Constrictor.jpg
|name=Boa constrictor (''Boa constrictor'')
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|name = Boa constrictor
|image=[[File:Boa Constrictor.jpg|250px]]
 
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|skin = Brown<ref name="PS2"/>
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|eyes = Beady<ref name="PS2"/>
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|hair =
|sentience=Non-sentient
 
 
|feathers =
|skin=Brown
 
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|related = *[[Python]]
|eyes=Black
 
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*[[Grass Snake]]
|hair=
 
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*[[King Cobra]]
|feathers=
 
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*[[Rattlesnake]]
|related=*[[Snake]]/[[Snake|Serpent]]
 
**[[Boomslang]]
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*[[Boomslang]]
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|native = [[Brazil]]<ref name="PS2"/>
**[[Basilisk]]
 
 
|alias = Boa
**[[Ashwinder]]
 
 
|height =
*Reptile
 
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|length = Around 13 feet<ref>[http://www.pottermore.com/en/book1/chapter2/moment2 Pottermore]</ref>
|native=*[[Africa]]
 
 
|wingspan =
*[[North America]]
 
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|mortality = Mortal
*[[Brazil]]
 
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|distinction = *Large, heavy bodied<ref name="PS2"/>
*[[Europe]]
 
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*Predatory/carnivorous<ref name="PS2"/>
*[[Asia]]
 
 
|affiliation =
|alias=*Boa
 
 
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*Snake
 
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|status = Extant<ref name="PS2"/>
|height=
 
|length=Around 10 feet
 
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|distinction=
 
|affiliation=*[[Brazil]]
 
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{{Quote|Boa constrictors can grow up to four metres long. They eat anything they set their sights on including [[bird]]s, [[pig]]s and [[monkey]]s. They do this by grabbing their prey, wrapping their bodies around their victims until they suffocate, and finally swallowing them whole.|Description on a plaque at the Zoo.|Pottermore}}
 
The '''Boa constrictor''' (binomial name '''''Boa constrictor''''') is a large, heavy-bodied species of [[snake]], a member of the family ''Boidae''.<ref name="wikipedia">[[Wikipedia:Boa constrictor|Boa Constrictor]] at [[Wikipedia:Main page|Wikipedia]]</ref>
   
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==History==
'''Boa constrictor''' (binomial name '''''Boa constrictor''''') is a large, heavy-bodied species of [[snake]]. It is a member of the family ''Boidae'' found in North, Central, and South America, as well as some islands in the Caribbean. A staple of private collections and public displays, its colour pattern is highly variable yet distinctive.<ref name="wikipedia">[[Wikipedia:Boa constrictor|Boa Constrictor]] at [[Wikipedia:Main page|Wikipedia]]</ref>
 
 
On [[23 June]], [[1991]], [[Parseltongue|Parselmouth]] [[Harry Potter]] spoke to a boa constrictor from [[Brazil]] that was in captivity at a [[Zoo]] in [[Surrey]]. Harry unknowingly used [[underage magic]] by making the glass of its enclosure [[Vanishing Spell|vanish]], freeing the boa. The boa then said to him "''Brazil, here I come. Thanksss, amigo''", before leaving.<ref name="PS2">{{PS|B|2}}</ref>
 
On [[23 June]], [[1991]], [[Parseltongue|Parselmouth]] [[Harry Potter]] spoke to a boa constrictor from [[Brazil]]. He unknowingly used [[underage magic]] by making the pen's glass [[Vanishing Spell|vanish]], freeing the boa. The boa then told him "''Brazil, here I come. Thanks, amigo''".<ref name="PS2">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 2 (''The Vanishing Glass'')</ref>
 
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
[[File:NaginiGF.PNG|thumb|right|The animated Nagini as a Dumeril's Ground Boa]]
 
[[File:NaginiGF.PNG|thumb|right|The animated Nagini as a Dumeril's Ground Boa]]
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', the boa constrictor from [[Brazil]] is changed to a [[Wikipedia:Python|python]] from [[India|Burma]], and so is the mention of it in the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|film adaption]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''.
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*In {{PS|FA}}, the boa constrictor from [[Brazil]] is changed to a {{W|Burma|Burmese}} {{w|Python}}, and so is the mention of it in {{COS|FA}}.
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**In the Brazilian dub, the boa constrictor comes from Brazil according to the first movie (referencing the book), but its species is not mentioned in the second movie.
*In the film, the snake blinks multiple times at Harry, despite the fact that snakes have no eyelids.
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*In both the book and the film, the snake winks at Harry, despite the fact that snakes have no eyelids.
 
*Also in the film, after the boa is freed the glass reappears trapping [[Dudley Dursley|Dudley]] on the inside of the pen.
 
*Also in the film, after the boa is freed the glass reappears trapping [[Dudley Dursley|Dudley]] on the inside of the pen.
*In the [[Harry Potter (film series)|film adaptions]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', in flashback, [[Nagini]], [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]'s pet snake, is portrayed as a Dumeril's Ground Boa which also goes by the name boa constrictor. A [[Python|Reticulated Python]] portrayal replaced this in the last two films.
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*In the [[Harry Potter (film series)|film adaptions]] of {{GOF}}, {{OOTP}} and {{HBP}}, [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]'s pet snake, [[Nagini]], is portrayed as a {{W|Acrantophis dumerili|Dumeril's boa}} while a in {{DH}} she is portrayed as a {{W|Reticulated Python}}. Both of these snakes are non-venomous, using {{w|Constriction}} to kill their prey, while Nagini is [[Nagini's venom|venomous]].
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*There was a popular fan theory that Nagini and the snake from the zoo were the same, however this has been debunked by J. K. Rowling.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1044578644604198913 Noooo... I thought I'd shot that one down! The escaped boa constrictor in Philosopher's Stone wasn't Nagini. It was never Nagini. That's an incorrect but very persistent fan theory!] - [[J. K. Rowling's Twitter account|@jk_rowling]] on Twitter</ref>
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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*{{PS}} {{1st}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{Mention}}
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*{{COS}} {{Mention}}
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*{{COS|F}} {{Mention}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]''
 
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*{{GOF|F}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]''
 
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*{{OOTP|F}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]'' {{Comment|Briefly in flashback}}
 
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*{{HBP|F}} {{Comment|Briefly in flashback}}
*''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]''
 
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*{{TCG}}
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*{{PM}}
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*{{WW}} {{Mention}}
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
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Latest revision as of 15:58, 12 October 2022

"Boa constrictors can grow up to four metres long. They eat anything they set their sights on including birds, pigs and monkeys. They do this by grabbing their prey, wrapping their bodies around their victims until they suffocate, and finally swallowing them whole."
— Description on a plaque at the Zoo.[src]

The Boa constrictor (binomial name Boa constrictor) is a large, heavy-bodied species of snake, a member of the family Boidae.[3]

History

On 23 June, 1991, Parselmouth Harry Potter spoke to a boa constrictor from Brazil that was in captivity at a Zoo in Surrey. Harry unknowingly used underage magic by making the glass of its enclosure vanish, freeing the boa. The boa then said to him "Brazil, here I come. Thanksss, amigo", before leaving.[1]

Behind the scenes

NaginiGF

The animated Nagini as a Dumeril's Ground Boa

Appearances

Notes and references