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...foot-long boa constrictor escaped from its cage in a Harvard Medical School student's dorm room yesterday, slithering into a heating duct before it was recaptured by University officials who lured the animal out with chicken meat after cutting a hole in the student's wall...
...There were four environmental health and safety officers on the scene, so I'm sure that people in the building know," Medical School spokesperson Keren R. McGinity said before the boa constrictor was caught...
Jose P. Rosado, a herpetologist, or snake expert, at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology, said a domesticated boa constrictor is harmless, except when in "feeding mode...
...audience erupted into whistles, cheers and catcalls, Joshua Oppenheimer '96-'97 rose from his seat in the center of the auditorium. Oppenheimer, who wore a black mini-dress with boa trim, a broad-rimmed hat and cats-eye rhinestone sunglasses, began to blow a whistle and shout above the pandemonium...
RECIFE. After 11 shark attacks in one year in the Recife area, city authorities have been forced to ban surfing at five beaches south of the resort, including the popular Boa Viagem. One surfer died as a result of the attacks. Body boarding, wind surfing and kayaking are also prohibited in the 20-km zone. Swimmers are advised to stay close to shore. The ban is in effect for an indefinite period...