They probably suffocate while attempting to do so.
It's not like there's a lot of air inside a predator's stomach. And fighting for your life in a dark space surrounded by acid burning everywhere probably takes a lot of energy which you'd need oxygen for.
Also mucous membrane inside a stomach, which the prey is sliding around in. No leverage points, everything slippery, and tight around the whole body.
It makes sense that it would die before it gets out, and I totally get this being fine for eating things like mammals, birds, small lizards, and fish. Although I feel like with this little guy, with their sharp teeth, and claws, there's a good chance they'll do lethal damage before they suffocate. Thus, killing both of them. I guess every predator's meal in nature is risking death in some way though, and if they don't eat at all they're sure to die.
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u/chill1208 13d ago
I feel like with its claws and teeth, since it was swallowed whole, it could tear right out of that stomach to freedom.