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Snakes don't crush you to death, they just out-wait every exhale you take.
means A tightening or narrowing pressure that squeezes something from the outside in — whether it's a snake's coil, a tight chest, or a narrow passage.
from From Latin constringere, 'to bind tightly together' — com- ('together') plus stringere ('to draw tight, bind, or tie'). That same stringere root also gives us 'strict,' 'stringent,' and 'string' itself — a whole family of words about things pulled taut and held fast.
- the trick
- coils tighten each time you breathe out, never loosening
- cause of death
- cut off blood to brain, not suffocation
- speed
- can cut circulation in under a minute
- not just snakes
- boa constrictors feel your heartbeat to know when to stop