Assertion: snake | /r/CapableOf | constrict prey
Facets:
value: to the spinal cord breaks
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: despite being given the name constrictor
type: OTHER
value: to the point
type: OTHER
value: to kill it
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Despite being given the name constrictor, the snake doesn’t actually constrict prey to kill it the same way that constrictors like the burmese python do.
text: Rather, the snake will constrict its prey, causing a circulatory system overload that puts the prey into a state of shock and causes it to die due to a lack of blood to the brain.
text: It injects its venom into the prey, and then constricts the prey until it is subdued enough to eat.
text: The snake constricts its preys unless they suffocate to death.
text: Other snakes constrict their preys to the point they suffocate or the spinal cord breaks, these snakes have often swallowed a live prey too.