Eviscerated Alive: Novel And Macabre Feeding Strategy In Oligodon Fasciolatus (Gunther, 1864) Eating Organs Of Duttaphrynus Melanostictus (Schneider, 1799) In Thailand
HERPETOZOA(2020)
摘要
A hitherto unknown feeding mode among snakes is described for the colubrid snake Oligodon fasciolatus in Northeast Thailand. Three cases of O. fasciolatus using enlarged posterior maxillary teeth to cut open the abdomen of a live poisonous toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus and eat its organs are described. The snakes and toads fought vigorously, and the toads secreted toxic white liquid on the dorsum and neck. The snakes inserted their heads into the abdomen of the toads, pulled out some of the organs and swallowed them. The snakes and toads were adults. All three cases were documented by extensive photographic material.In a fourth case from Central Thailand, an adult O. fasciolatus was observed swallowing an entire semi-adult D. melanostictus.The majority of all snake species swallow their prey in one piece, but to place our observations in a broader context we review a number of exceptions.
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Anura, behaviour, bufadienolide, Bufonidae, bufotoxin, Colubridae, Duvernoy's gland, poison, posterior maxillary teeth, Squamata
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