Cane toads, aka bufo toads, in Florida secrete a toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Brought in to address a problem, cane toads now represent ...

Most Floridians know to avoid the large, warty, reddish-brown to grayish-brown cane toads that pop up around your house, especially during the wet warmer months of summer. But if you're new Florida, ...

The study, published in Scientific Reports, estimated that if these toxic toads aren't contained, they will colonize up to 70 ...

In the wild rainforest of Australia’s north, park rangers have stumbled upon a predator so large they felt they had no choice but to dub it Toadzilla. The giant cane toad was discovered Jan. 12 by ...

AIRLIE BEACH, Australia – Rangers in Conway National Park in Queensland, Austrialia, were shocked when they stumbled upon a cane toad so big, they named it Toadzilla. As rangers were driving on a ...

The noise rose and fell in the night air, an odd, almost metallic whirring. Was it some nocturnal construction machinery? A descending spacecraft? It was nothing he'd ever heard in his quiet Cape ...

Cutter described the invasive pests as "incredibly tough amphibians", capable of surviving a broad temperature range from cool conditions around five degrees to higher than 40.

Park rangers in northern Australia found a cane toad so giant that it provoked gasps and disbelief. The toad, which the rangers nicknamed "Toadzilla," weighed in at what's believed to be a ...

An employee at a hardware store in Minnesota received a slimy surprise when they found a cane toad in a shipment of plants. The problem is... there are no cane toads in Minnesota. The employee brought ...

In 1935, a species known as the giant neotropical toad (Rhinella marina) was introduced to Australia. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Scientists hoped these ...