Boa Constrictor Deadly 60 Bites

On Deadly 60, I've had loads of incredible animal encounters.

Here's just one of my many favourites.

This is Deadly 60 Bites!

This magnificent creature...

..is a boa constrictor.

What I'd really like to do is show you how it hunts -

that's the constrictor bit.

And to do that, I'm going to need to get control of it.

'Believe me, with all that solid muscle,

'this isn't going to hurt the snake at all.'

Right...

'So this is what the boa does best.'

So now, you can see...quite a lot of the snake's bulk

has gone straight around my neck.

As I breath out...

the snake is very subtly

increasing the pressure around my throat.

As you can see.

That's making it more and more difficult for me to breathe.

And every time I breathe out, it just tightens a little bit more.

This is what constricting means.

If you see me starting to go blue or purple in the face,

then I might need a little bit of help.

Constricting basically means to strangle,

to suffocate the life out of prey.

And that's how this magnificent animal...

SNAKE HISSES

..manages to kill the mammals it's feeding on.

-Oh...

-You all right, Steve?

Actually... Yeah, it's amazing how strong it is.

'I have a new-found respect for this snake

'and its potent power. It's truly one impressive animal.'

Oh...

HE SIGHS