Actually, Canada, the U.S. and Central America have plenty of its own
poisonous toads, the entire Bufo family.
We live in Mexico, and have lost two dogs and a cat to these toads, some by
direct contact and others from pets drinking water contaminated by the toads
at night. Our vet says he is aware of some 200 dogs dying each year from the
toads, and he sees only those dogs which are properly cared for -- most dogs
here never see a vet.
I've also heard of Bufo toads being abused, then killed, with their skin
(covered with poisonous secretions) then being dried, cut into 1/4-inch
squares, and sold on the Colorado River (a big summer vacation spot for
Californians) for their hallucinatory properties. (This info is from an AP
news dispatch about the arrest of the toad-abusers.)
Film at 11.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kandee Edge" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 7:49 AM
Subject: Re: CS>Cane or Giant Toad excretion and "CS"
I live in central Florida and fortunately, we have not
had a problem with the toads...yet. We are overrun in
tree frogs, however and they sit above our window
sills and congregate under the waterhose reels. It's
annoying. It's only become a problem in the last 5
years and I don't know why there is an increase. I've
read about the cane toads, but haven't seen them here
yet.
--- [email protected] wrote:
"Not native to Florida, the Cane or Giant Toad was
introduced to our state
many years ago and has and is common to south
Florida. It is usually a rusty
or orange-brown color. This toad secretes a milky
secretion in its parotid
glands that is quite toxic and and has killed dogs
and cats unlucky enough to
try to eat it. Human exposures are not usually
fatal but can cause severe
irritation to the eyes and mouth if contacted"
Since I've seen many Floridians on the CS site, I
thought I'd ask this
question. Has
anyone else had the experience of coping with this
huge toad and its
tendency to poi-
son pets? A couple of my neighbors lost their
small dogs to this pest when
they tried
biting it. I try to keep them out of the yard, but
somehow they get through
fences
and multiply quickly. They are usually hiding in a
cool, damp area, like
where a hose
is hooked up. If my dog or cat should get
poisoned, would flushing their
mouths with
CS mitigate the poisoning? A few years ago our
Chow/Collie was a victim,
but we
saved her life by running a hose in her mouth.
PanAm
Kandee, mom to Hannah and Grace
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