whodunnit? warning - contains gore..

Walking past a pond today, and saw around a dozen killed toads.  Any suggestions as to the predator?  doesn't look like rats, given that the skin isn't generally removed.  Looks like puncture wounds with some flesh and organs removed, also ends of legs and arms chewed off in some cases.  A couple of crows were present, but perhaps looking for carrion.  My guess would be a heron, with its stabbing beak, but grateful to receive other ideas from you Columbo's out there!

Cheers

Will

do the various Egrets eat toad?

There was something about exploding toads in the news the other month, it may have been posted on RAUK i cannae recall. Crows had apparently worked out that they could pluck the edible and nutritious livers from the toads leaving the fated animal to self destruct.  You can see why they subsequently exploded yourself! Reminds me of the old 'Great Mysteries of the World' cards you'd get with yer teabags. Any scattered entrails Will? (that's not an offer by the way)

Thanks guys - I'll go with heron.  No sign of entrails left around the bodies.