Snake eels burst through the stomach of predators in bid to escape being eaten alive

Creatures' attempts are in vain, and as they are unable to burrow through the fish's ribcage, the eels become trapped in the gut of their captor

It's no secret that nature can be brutal and violent, but a new Queensland Museum report on the death of some snake eels reads more like the plot of a horror movie than a scientific paper.

Snake eels are a family of eel species that live most of their lives burrowed in the soft sand on the floor of the ocean.