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Rescued Boa nebulosa after taking a large prey item. Photo Nick Pollock

I took the photo as I was walking up Imperial Rd from Canefield, heading towards the biological field station we were staying at. The road winds through small houses and shacks as it works upwards in elevation, through tropical forest. I passed by a house and at the end of the driveway was this boa with a piece of twine tied tightly around it’s neck (a local must’ve done it to drag the snake out from near their house). The poor snake had a huge air bubble in its neck, as it couldn’t exhale it, and was clearly in distress. I had to cut the twine of the snake’s neck so it could breathe and survive. I then moved the snake away from the house to get it away from anymore potential harm. I’m not sure what was in its belly, but it was about the size of a large agouti or even a large cat.