Northern Australian eaten eels burst through predator stomachs

Derek Barry
Updated June 5 2020 - 8:26am, first published 8:25am
Unfortunately for the snake eel, their unique escape mechanism does not send them to freedom.
Unfortunately for the snake eel, their unique escape mechanism does not send them to freedom.

In a scene akin to a horror movie, Australian scientists have discovered that when swallowed by predators, snake eels are sometimes able to burst through their captor's stomach.

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Derek Barry

Derek Barry

Editor, the North West Star

Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.

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