Constrictor may refer to:

Biology

* Any snake that kills its prey by

constriction Constriction is a method used by several snake species to kill or subdue their prey. Although some species of venomous and mildly venomous snakes do use constriction to subdue their prey, most snakes which use constriction lack venom. The snake ...

* A taxonomic synonym for ''

Boa Boa, BoA, or BOA may refer to: Snakes * Any member of the Boidae, a family of medium to large, non-venomous, constricting snakes ** Any member of the Boinae, a subfamily of boid snakes *** Any member of ''Boa'' (genus), a group of boid snakes * ...

'', also known as "boas", a genus of non-venomous boas found in Central and South America, Mexico and Madagascar * A taxonomic synonym for ''

Python Python may refer to: Snakes * Pythonidae, a family of nonvenomous snakes found in Africa, Asia, and Australia ** ''Python'' (genus), a genus of Pythonidae found in Africa and Asia * Python (mythology), a mythical serpent Computing * Python (prog ...

'', 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) Constrictor is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first version seen is Frank Payne. The second version is his unnamed son. Publication history The Frank Payne version of Constr ...

, a supervillain/hero in the Marvel Comics universe *

Constrictor knot The constrictor knot is one of the most effective Binding (knot), binding knots.Clifford W. Ashley, ''The Ashley Book of Knots'' (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 224-225.Brion Toss, ''The Complete Rigger's Apprentice'' (Camden, Maine: International M ...

, a binding knot * Pharyngeal constrictor, one of the muscles that serves to constrict the pharynx {{Disambiguation