This snake rips a hole in living toads’ stomachs to feast on their organs
It’s the first time that scientists have observed this behavior in the reptiles
![small-banded kukri snake tearing open toad stomach](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/100120_eg_snake-toad_feat.jpg?fit=1028%2C579&ssl=1)
In this image, a small-banded kukri snake (Oligodon fasciolatus) has used its needlelike teeth to tear open the abdomen of a toxic Asian black-spotted toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) and feast on its insides.
W. Suthanthangjai, H. Bringsøe et al/Herpetozoa 2020