The more you learn about shrews the more dramatic the change in your opinion of them goes from “a kinda boring stereotypical mammal” to “monsters held back only by their size and hatred of one another”
The only mammal alive today with a naturally venomous bite
Solenodons (which are not shrews, though related) and some slow lorises also have venomous bites.
I forgot Solenodons and they’re even one of my favorite mammals 😦
A slow loris, however, only has a venomous bite after licking its inner arms, where the poison is actually secreted!
Also I forgot to mention Shrews kill larger mammals, birds, frogs and reptiles and hoard their corpses underground.
Monsters and Stuff 