What kind of snake is guaranteed to make you clean your kitchen?
A boa constrictor
A 'boa' is a large constricting snake, and 'constrictor' plays on the idea of tightening rules or spaces, but the riddle uses wordplay on cleaning via a metaphorical squeeze.
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