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 ...

Many toads can cause harm to your dogs/pets, some more life-threatening than others If your dog/pet consumes the poisonous venom, there are ways to buy yourself time before you get to the emergency ...

Certain toad species secrete hallucinogenic compounds such as bufotenin and 5-methoxy-DMT, making the concentration and ...

WESTCHASE, Fla. — Tina and Daniel Pipp of Westchase are keeping a closer eye on their two dogs these days — especially 11-year-old Haley. "It was very traumatic," Tina Pipp said. "They're our family ...

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 ...

All glory to the hypnotoad? That doesn't mean lick them, says the National Park Service. The agency asked park visitors last week to refrain from licking the Sonoran Desert toad because of the ...

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 ...

Calling it “toad-ally terrifying,” officials said the Sonoran Desert Toad (Bufo alvarius), one of the largest toads in North America, secretes a potent toxin that experts say can make people sick if ...

A different kind of superhero stalks the streets at night in North Naples. Armed with a large white bucket, an industrial-style flashlight and black latex gloves, 10-year-old Landen Grey is the Toad ...

It’s become a toad-al nightmare out west. The National Park Service has put out a PSA pleading with nature-goers to stop licking toads in the wild to get high off their gland-secreted psychedelic ...

The bufo toads pose a particular risk to dogs. Toxic toads are returning to South Florida in growing numbers as the region falls back into its warm, rainy summer season, experts say, and they want ...