Cane toads might look like a tasty snack to crocodiles, but they have a habit of poisoning their predators. Imported from South America in the 1930s, these pests have left a trail of native animal ...
Police have seized several bottles of toad poison and 11 litres of the psychedelic drug ayahuasca during a series of raids at a “spiritual retreat” in eastern Spain. Three people were arrested after ...
A mass culling of venomous cane toads has reportedly taken place before the I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! stars ...
In an effort to manage their constantly expanding population in the area, an environmental organisation called Watergum ...
WELLINGTON, Fla. — There is an amphibian in Florida that is so toxic it can kill your pet in minutes. Cane toads, also called bufo toads, are an invasive animal prevalent in Florida. They are native ...
Kyoto, Japan -- In 1978, cane toads, which are native to South and Central America, were introduced for pest control to Ishigaki island in Okinawa prefecture in Japan. These poisonous toads secrete ...
Wolfgang Wüster, a coauthor on the paper, cautions in a statement, “predators that frequently feed on toads and do not rapidly learn or evolve to avoid them are likely to become much rarer or possibly ...
Arizona officials are reminding Phoenix-area citizens that kissing frogs should only happen in fairy tales, as some people are reportedly licking toxic toads to get high. Recent unseasonal rainfall in ...
Dogs and humans share many qualities, abilities, and emotional predispositions. It is now becoming clear that dogs and humans may also share certain frailties, such as substance abuse. We are not ...