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{{Youmay|the species in general|the [[Boa constrictor at the Zoo]]}} |
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| + | |related = *[[Python]] |
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| + | |native = [[Brazil]]<ref name="PS2"/> |
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| − | |related=*[[Snake]]/[[Snake|Serpent]] |
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| + | |length = Around 13 feet<ref>[http://www.pottermore.com/en/book1/chapter2/moment2 Pottermore]</ref> |
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| + | |mortality = Mortal |
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| + | |distinction = Large, heavy bodied |
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| + | |status = Extant<ref name="PS2"/> |
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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}} |
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| + | ==History== |
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| ⚫ | '''Boa constrictor''' (binomial name '''''Boa constrictor''''') is a large, heavy-bodied species of [[snake]] |
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| ⚫ | 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> |
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| ⚫ | On [[23 June]], [[1991]], [[Parseltongue|Parselmouth]] [[Harry Potter]] spoke to a boa constrictor from [[Brazil]]. |
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==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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[[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]] |
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+ | *In {{PS|FA}}, the boa constrictor from [[Brazil]] is changed to a Burmese [[Wikipedia:Python|python]] from [[India|Burma]], and so is the mention of it in {{COS|FA}}. |
| − | *In the film, the snake |
+ | *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. |
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| − | *In the [[Harry Potter (film series)|film adaptions]] of |
+ | *In the [[Harry Potter (film series)|film adaptions]] of {{GOF}}, {{OOTP}} and {{HBP}}, 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. |
| + | *Because they look alike, especially in the films, there was a rumour that JK Rowling stated that the Boa Constrictor at the zoo and Nagini are the same snake. However, this is not true. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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| + | *{{PS}} {{1st}} |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st}} |
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+ | *{{COS}} {{Mention}} |
| + | *{{GOF|F}} |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]'' |
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| + | *{{OOTP|F}} |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' |
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+ | *{{HBP|F}} {{Comment|Briefly in flashback}} |
| + | *{{TCG}} |
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| − | *''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]'' |
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| + | *{{PM}} |
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==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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+ | {{Reflist}}[[de:Boa constrictor]] |
| + | [[es:Boa constrictor]] |
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| + | [[pl:Boa dusiciel]] |
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| + | [[fr:Boa constrictor]] |
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[[Category:Snakes]] |
[[Category:Snakes]] |
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Revision as of 01:18, 13 May 2020
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- "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
The animated Nagini as a Dumeril's Ground Boa
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the boa constrictor from Brazil is changed to a Burmese python from Burma, and so is the mention of it in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
- 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 on the inside of the pen.
- In the 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, Voldemort's pet snake, is portrayed as a Dumeril's Ground Boa which also goes by the name boa constrictor. A Reticulated Python portrayal replaced this in the last two films.
- Because they look alike, especially in the films, there was a rumour that JK Rowling stated that the Boa Constrictor at the zoo and Nagini are the same snake. However, this is not true.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Briefly in flashback)
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- Pottermore
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 2 (The Vanishing Glass)
- ↑ Pottermore
- ↑ Boa Constrictor at Wikipedia