[ Bestie why would you do this... she shoots Anna a Glance, but maybe her hand just slipped? It's fine. Sanji at least seems plenty interested in what she has to say (and why wouldn't he be, she's far better than any tour guide), which means this date is going perfectly.
After watching Will shimmy closer to Anna, she frowns — then links her arm through Sanji's with more confidence than she feels. Two can play at this game.
Pulling Sanji along with her, she leads the group to the first of the snake exhibits, which contains a large boa constrictor lazing about on a rock. Before anyone else can start talking, or PRESS ANY BUTTONS: ]
Boa constrictors are solitary outside of mating, which is why this one is housed alone. Only half of all females breed in a given year, and they're viviparous, meaning they give birth to live young rather than laying eggs. The gestation period lasts about four months, and on average, their litter size is about twenty-five. The young grow quickly after birth, reaching adult size at about four years of age, though they continue to grow at a slower rate for the rest of their lives.
Adults can live up to forty years on rare occasion, and females, as the larger of the two sexes, can grow up to thirty kilograms in weight. What they're best known for is their method of killing, which involves wrapping their coils around their prey until it suffocates, hence the "constrictor" in its name. This process is quick, usually only taking a few minutes...
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After watching Will shimmy closer to Anna, she frowns — then links her arm through Sanji's with more confidence than she feels. Two can play at this game.
Pulling Sanji along with her, she leads the group to the first of the snake exhibits, which contains a large boa constrictor lazing about on a rock. Before anyone else can start talking, or PRESS ANY BUTTONS: ]
Boa constrictors are solitary outside of mating, which is why this one is housed alone. Only half of all females breed in a given year, and they're viviparous, meaning they give birth to live young rather than laying eggs. The gestation period lasts about four months, and on average, their litter size is about twenty-five. The young grow quickly after birth, reaching adult size at about four years of age, though they continue to grow at a slower rate for the rest of their lives.
Adults can live up to forty years on rare occasion, and females, as the larger of the two sexes, can grow up to thirty kilograms in weight. What they're best known for is their method of killing, which involves wrapping their coils around their prey until it suffocates, hence the "constrictor" in its name. This process is quick, usually only taking a few minutes...
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