Shrak pit

Shrak pits, were large desert creatures that buried themselves in the sand and left its mouth on the surface for catching prey. A Shrak pit's mouth, was quite large in size, allowing it to catch larger prey, during adolesence, the Shrak pit buries itself in the ground, and uses its roots to anchor itself so it can leech nutrients from the ground to grow. After it has finished growing, its body and roots are completely enclosed in the ground, with only its pit-like maw on the surface. Its maw is very useful, since it is shaped like a pit, prey will usually fall in and be swallowed. The mouth also had tentacles on the rims of its gums, that would latch out and grab prey and pull it into its mouth to be eaten, the Shrak pit also had a small extension of the throat, to help it catch prey, which was built like a beak, that would emmerge from the throat to catch prey strong enough to get away. The Shrak pit's mouth, also had three rows of inward-pointed teeth, that functioned to keep prey in the mouth by means of their great sharpness. After its prey had been swallowed, it made its way to the stomach, where tendrils from the inside fed caustic juices into the victim, and leeched out the nutrient rich juices that resulted from the digestion. Not many people knew exactly how long it took for the Shrak pit to digest its prey, but, after extensive research on the part of scientists, the estimated time is around a week.