It was also a certainty that there was not on the whole mountain-top a single snake, as even Boas fall prey to these invincible little warriors.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
A glow like that of a furnace rose behind the trees in front of us, and over the tree-tops rose swinging boats, sometimes one, sometimes two or three at a time, with lads standing with bent knees on the seats and the girls' feathers tossing and Boas flying in the golden haze.
"The Debit Account"
Oliver Onions
Gloves, muffs, parasols, reticules, have each of them a provoking knack of falling from my hands; Boas glide from my neck, rings slip from my fingers, the bow has vanished from my cap, the veil from my bonnet, the sandal from my foot, the brooch from my collar, and the collar from my brooch.
"The Lost Dahlia"
Mary Russell Mitford