QUEENSLAND, Australia (WKRC/CBS Newspath) - Australian park rangers believe they have stumbled upon a record-setting giant toad deep inside a rainforest in the country’s state of Queensland. Dubbed ...

The cane toad secretes a milky liquid that can potentially be fatal to pets who lick or bite it Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

Let’s hop on a cull. An alligator might eat your pet, but there’s a much sneakier predator lurking out there, waiting to harm your furriest family members — if you live in waterlogged Southern Florida ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — 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 ...

TAMPA, Fla. — It’s that time of year again-- when you might notice what some consider toads on steroids in your yards. That's right, the “Bufo toads” are back! The invasive species of toad goes by ...

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While animals tend to have plenty of street smarts, avoiding that which will make them sick, the northern quolls (Dasyurus hallucatus) don't have a chance to pass on their cane-toad knowledge. Once ...

American cane toads (Rhinella marina), native to Central and South America, are an invasive species in Australia. These toads contain a substance called “bufotoxin” that makes a lot of predators ill, ...

As global warming threatens many animal species with extinction, the cane toad is set to flourish with increasing temperature. This is a major cause for concern as the cane toad, once introduced to ...

When the enemy reached Australia's largest state last year, the Kimberley Toad Busters knew the battle was on. But they didn't expect that officialdom might strip them of their most effective weapon.

Kids learn which foods are good for you and which are deadly from their parents. Some animals however, have to go through a process of trial and error when it comes ...

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