Boa you wouldn't want around your neck (8)

I believe the answer is:

anaconda

(Other definitions for anaconda that I've seen before include "Boa constrictor" , "S. Am. constrictor snake" , "Large boa of South America" , "The largest snake" , "Large semiaquatic snake" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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