In the 1930s, the Australian government introduced the poisonous cane toad from South and Central America in hopes it would ...

Park rangers in Conway National Park in Queensland, Australia, stumbled upon a massive cane toad that clocked in at nearly six pounds—and it may be the heaviest toad ever discovered. While ...

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Rhonda Holland watched in astonishment as a cane toad on her Seminole Heights porch consumed an entire chicken bone in one gulp. “It freaked me out that he ate the whole thing like that ...

What's believed to be the largest-ever toad recorded was captured in Australia. It was a cane toad, an invasive species known for its poisonous glands. Toadzilla stalks no longer. The cane toad is ...

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 record- ...

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Particularly during the rainy season, four-legged friends in the Sunshine State are under threat from an invasive species known as the cane toad, which can kill a small animal in just minutes just ...

In Florida, summer doesn't only mean humid temperatures and tropical storms. It also means an influx of an invasive frog species known as cane toads. Most active during the summer months, cane ...

Here’s how it works. Australia is about to embark on a massive annual cane toad killing spree — known as the Great Cane Toad Bust — to put a dent in the numbers of this invasive pest.

Here are five things to know about the non-native, invasive toad and the dangers it poses to pets: Cane toads are reddish-brown to grayish-brown with a light-yellow or beige belly, according to ...

Naples experienced its rainiest day since 2005 on June 11 with 3.9 inches in one day. Our rainy climate is the perfect breeding ground for invasive and toxic cane toads, which can kill pets in a ...