A Peruvian shaman kisses a boa constrictor snake during a ritual of predictions for the new year at Pescadores beach in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru December 26, 2019. REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's race to build an oil refinery in record time on land that was until recently alive with mangrove, wild cats and boa constrictors, has run into trouble, complicating his effort to revive ailing state-oil company Pemex. Even before Lopez Obrador took office last December, work had begun to cut down protected woodland on Pemex land on the coast of Tabasco state to make room for the new refinery next to the Dos Bocas port. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI OIL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. Matching text: MEXICO-OIL/REFINERY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Peruvian shamans holding a poster of U.S. President Donald Trump and a boa constrictor snake perform a ritual of predictions for the new year at Pescadores beach in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru December 27, 2018. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Peruvian shamans holding a poster of U.S. President Donald Trump and a boa constrictor snake perform a ritual of predictions for the new year at Pescadores beach in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru December 27, 2018. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Peruvian shamans holding a poster of Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra and a boa constrictor snake perform a ritual of predictions for the new year at Pescadores beach in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru December 27, 2018. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo

Peruvian shaman carries a boa constrictor snake during a ritual of predictions for the new year at Pescadores beach in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru December 27, 2018. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo

A Peruvian shaman carries a boa constrictor snake during a ritual of predictions for the new year at Pescadores beach in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru December 27, 2018. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo

Peruvian shamans holding a poster of U.S. President Donald Trump and a boa constrictor snake perform a ritual of predictions for the new year at Pescadores beach in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru December 27, 2018. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo

Peruvian shamans holding a poster of U.S. President Donald Trump and a boa constrictor snake perform a ritual of predictions for the new year at Pescadores beach in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru December 27, 2018. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo

Soccer Football - 2018 World Cup Qualifying Playoffs - Peru v New Zealand - National Stadium, Lima, Peru - November 14, 2017. A Peruvian shaman holds a Boa constrictor snake during a ritual prior to Peru's match against New Zealand, in front of the National Stadium. REUTERS/Douglas Juarez

Soccer Football - 2018 World Cup Qualifying Playoffs - Peru v New Zealand - National Stadium, Lima, Peru - November 14, 2017 A Peruvian shaman carries a Boa constrictor snake during a ritual prior to the match against New Zealand in front of the National Stadium. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo

Soccer Football - 2018 World Cup Qualifying Playoffs - Peru v New Zealand - National Stadium, Lima, Peru - November 14, 2017 A Peruvian shaman carries a Boa constrictor snake during a ritual prior to the match against New Zealand in front of the National Stadium. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo

Soccer Football - 2018 World Cup Qualifying Playoffs - Peru v New Zealand - National Stadium, Lima, Peru - November 14, 2017 A Peruvian shaman carries a Boa constrictor snake during a ritual prior to the match against New Zealand in front of the National Stadium. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo

A young woman reacts as Mark attempts to put his pet, a seven-year-old Boa Constrictor snake named Gator, around her neck in Vancouver, British Columbia August 13, 2013. Reluctant at first the woman eventually agreed so friends could take a picture. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)

A passer-by looks up at a Boa Constrictor, named Gator, sitting in a tree in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia August 13, 2013. The snake was placed in the tree by its owner who had it out for the afternoon in the sun. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)

A Brazilian vet applies vaccine in a Boa constrictor at the Sauim Castanheira Wildlife Refuge in Manaus, July 20, 2012. The refuge takes in wild animals which are found injured or lost to treat them until recovery, a task they say has grown in importance as the city of Manaus, with 3.4 million inhabitants according to the latest census, expands and encroaches on the surrounding jungle. Picture taken on July 20, 2012. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly (BRAZIL - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS SOCIETY)

A Brazilian vet examines a Boa constrictor at the Sauim Castanheira Wildlife Refuge in Manaus, July 20, 2012. The refuge takes in wild animals which are found injured or lost to treat them until recovery, a task they say has grown in importance as the city of Manaus, with 3.4 million inhabitants according to the latest census, expands and encroaches on the surrounding jungle. Picture taken on July 20, 2012. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly (BRAZIL - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS SOCIETY)

Reptile keeper Grant Kother poses with a Dumeril's boa snake during the ZSL London Zoo's annual inventory count in London January 4, 2011. Zookeepers are conducting an annual headcount on over 16,000 different creatures including over 10,000 invertebrates, 4,700 fish and 100 reptiles. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS SOCIETY)

A boa constrictor is seen at the National Institute of Biodiversity (INBio) in Santo Domingo de Heredia October 27, 2010. According to a press release of the United Nations (UN) Biodiversity Summit held in Nagoya, Japan, Costa Rica won the Future Policy Award 2010 in celebration of its biodiversity law as a milestone of excellence in meeting the goals of the UN Convention on biological diversity. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate (COSTA RICA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS)

British Columbia Environment Minister Barry Penner (L) discusses the new restrictions controlling the owning and breeding of exotic animals, as Pisco the boa constrictor looks on at the aquarium in Vancouver, British Columbia March 17, 2009. The provincial government has introduced new regulations on several species, including types of mammals, amphibians and reptiles that are a risk to public safety. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS POLITICS)

British Columbia Environment Minister Barry Penner (C) holds onto Pisco the boa constrictor following an announcement on new restrictions with regards to controlling the owning and breeding of exotic animals, at the aquarium in Vancouver, British Columbia March 17, 2009. The provincial government has introduced new regulations on several species, including types of mammals, amphibians and reptiles that are a risk to public safety. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS POLITICS)

British Columbia Environment Minister Barry Penner (C) discusses the new restrictions controlling the owning and breeding of exotic animals during a news conference as Pisco the boa constrictor looks on at the aquarium in Vancouver, British Columbia March 17, 2009. The provincial government has introduced new regulations on several species, including types of mammals, amphibians and reptiles that are a risk to public safety. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS POLITICS)

British Columbia Environment Minister Barry Penner (C) discusses the new restrictions controlling the owning and breeding of exotic animals during a news conference as Pisco the boa constrictor looks on at the aquarium in Vancouver, British Columbia March 17, 2009. The provincial government has introduced new regulations on several species, including types of mammals, amphibians and reptiles that are a risk to public safety. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS POLITICS)

Dr. David A. Fagan, a veterinary dental consultant of the Colyer Institute in San Diego, examines the teeth of a boa in Sofia Zoo, November 9, 2007. The Sofia Zoo has invited the consultant to carry out dental checks of its exotic inhabitants. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (BULGARIA)

A boa constrictor snake is seen at Zoological Garden in San Jose, August 20, 2007. Global warming is the top suspect for the disappearance of 17 amphibian species and reptile populations were also plummeting from Costa Rican jungles, scientists said. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate (COSTA RICA)

A boa constrictor snake is seen at Zoological Garden in San Jose, August 20, 2007. Global warming is the top suspect for the disappearance of 17 amphibian species and reptile populations were also plummeting from Costa Rican jungles, scientists said. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate (COSTA RICA)

A boa constrictor snake is seen at Zoological Garden in San Jose, August 20, 2007. Global warming is the top suspect for the disappearance of 17 amphibian species and reptile populations were also plummeting from Costa Rican jungles, scientists said. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate (COSTA RICA)

A customs officer presents a live boa constrictor during the annual news conference of the customs duty office at Frankfurt Airport March 21, 2007. Customs officers displayed various items and reptiles that had been confiscated while being illegally smuggled into Germany. REUTERS/Alex Grimm (GERMANY)

Atlanta Braves Chipper Jones laughs while holding a boa constrictor who
was trying to wriggle away while filming a promotional shoot in Atlanta
on August 31, 2001. The Turner Sports teams are selling a calender with
Zoo animals to benefit the Atlanta Zoo and Turner Sports charities.
REUTERS/Tami Chappell

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Candidate for the new position of Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, smiles as 'Cuddles', London Zoo's boa constrictor wraps itself around his neck, August 6. Livingstone, was at the zoo to launch their Millennium Project, a special exhibit featuring over 140 species of creature.

Peru's environmental police discovered hundreds of rare Amazon jungle animals, including this Mata-mata tortoise (L) and baby alligator, shown August 26, stuffed into boxes, ready to be smuggled to the United States, on August 24. Nearly half of the 787 animals, including iguanas, chameleons, alligators, tortoises, coloured frogs, anaconda and boa constrictor snakes, were found dead from suffocation in a storage hold opposite Lima's international airport. The animals, which were bound for Los Angeles, fetch high prices abroad as part of the burgeoning illegal traffic in animals.

Peru's environmental police discovered hundreds of rare Amazon jungle animals, including this Mata-mata tortoise (L) and baby alligator, shown August 26, stuffed into boxes, ready to be smuggled to the United States, on August 24. Nearly half of the 787 animals, including iguanas, chameleons, alligators, tortoises, coloured frogs, anaconda and boa constrictor snakes, were found dead from suffocation in a storage hold opposite Lima's international airport. The animals, which were bound for Los Angeles, fetch high prices abroad as part of the burgeoning illegal traffic in animals.

PERU ANIMALS

Three-year-old Lei Hongmei shares a bed with a boa constrictor snake under a canopy of other snakes April 26, after spending 99 days with five other people in a glass cage with thousands of the reptiles, at the 'Flying Dragon World' park in Panyu, China. Human rights activists have denounced the amusement park stunt, and a Hong Kong newspaper said the six 'snake-people' were not allowed by park management to leave the enclosure as they were being bitten by venomous cobras and rattlesnakes. The 100-day event was an attempt to win a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.

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