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A tiny fire-breather

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My postulated creature will look something like this:

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or like this:

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Its description is as follows:

  • it's a non-obligate carnivore
  • its height is, on average, about two feet
  • it lives in arid habitats
  • it DOESN'T fly

Regarding its fire ability:

  • since it's a ruminant, it is able to burp out methane
  • this is boosted by the help of a throat sac similar to that of either a frog or a frigate bird, not used to amplify its call but to store that methane gas
  • similar to snake venom, it has a special sac connected to its teeth that will store either a pyrophoric liquid or hypergolic liquid
  • it will use this fire to defend itself and to cook its food for easy digestion

So:

  • How many times would it be able to shoot out fire (or belch out methane gas)?
  • What pyrophoric or hypergolic liquid could it use or store in its sac?

I'm open to suggestions as to how to improve my creature in general, as well.

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