The Colorado River toad, a species native to Arizona’s Sonoran Desert and parts of northwest Mexico, has gained fame for its production of a toxin with psychoactive properties—and, some say ...

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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 ...

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The Sonoran desert toad, also known as the Colorado River toad or "bufotoxin" toad, secretes potent toxins through its skin. The secretions contain a chemical called 5-MeO-DMT, a hallucinogen.

Oriental fire-bellied toads secrete toxins from their skin, and they want potential predators to know it. When threatened, they rise up on their front legs and arch their back, sometimes even ...

If you want to be precise, know that venomous creatures inject toxins through bites or stings. Think rattlesnakes or ...