Fire-Breathing Tiki

Fire-Breathing Statue Heads are a hazard seen several times in the Crash games, but plays a role in two of the racing games.

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
The Statue Heads appear as a generic hazard in the ruins levels, where it will constantly breath fire and stop for several seconds. It also can be found in twos swiveling around breathing Fire.

Crash Team Racing
The Fire-Breathing Statues appear only on the Track Tiger Temple, where they appear inside ruins, and breath fire to toast racers and slow down their kart.

Crash Nitro Kart
Possibly referencing to CTR, they appear in the Track Tiny Temple, where they are also found inside a ruin room.