Toxin sequestration explains why the tiger keelback snake, endemic to the wooded areas of East and Southeast Asia, makes poisonous toads a regular part of its diet. The tiger keelback, pictured ...
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 ...
They are taking part in the Great Cane Toad Bust, an annual attempt to keep a lid on the population of these invasive, toxic amphibians. Toads thus caught will be killed humanely by being chilled ...
One of the most damaging things about toads is the fact they're highly toxic, excreting bufotoxin from the poison glands on their back. So, when cane toads invade a new area, they can end up ...
Cane toads can kill pets in a matter of minutes. Here's how to protect your pets from toads in the rainy season.