PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — The heat, humidity, and recent rain have created the perfect storm, allowing toxic toads and iguanas to reproduce and pose a major threat to your pets and possibly young ...

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 ...

The National Park Service has warned visitors against licking a toad whose secretions contain a powerful psychoactive compound that has gained popularity among some celebrities. The Sonoran Desert ...

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From the brightly colored poison frogs of South America to the prehistoric-looking newts of the Western US, the world is filled with beautiful, deadly amphibians. Just a few milligrams of the newt’s ...

Sonoran Desert toads use a fascinating defense mechanism against predators—hallucinogenic toxins. But nature has found a way around it. Amphibians are remarkably resilient creatures. In the 300 ...

SYDNEY – Thousands of poisonous cane toads met their fate Sunday as gleeful Australians gathered for a celebratory mass killing of the hated amphibians, with many of the creatures' corpses being ...

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 ...

CNN Travel reports how the department issued a statement via Facebook last week warning people of the dangers of licking the toxic amphibian. “Here is the ‘ribbiting’ late night content no one asked ...

Australian park rangers discovered a potentially record-breaking giant cane toad last week. Dubbed "Toadzilla," she weighed in at 5.95 pounds, six times more than the average of her species. Cane ...