WTF happened to all the cane toads?

That's just stupid.
What kind of idiot would post that shit?

more on this:

"...Toads are dangerous amphibians. They are a common cause of poisoning in dogs and, less commonly, they poison cats.

Toads exude a milky white toxin mostly from poison glands behind their eyes, but elsewhere on their body as well. They squeeze this poison onto the surface of their skin when they are under threat. When treated roughly, they can even squirt the poison up to two metres.

Dogs and cats are poisoned when they mouth the toad or sometimes when the toad's poison gets into their eyes.

The toad's poison is also dangerous to humans and deaths have occurred. Some adults have even been affected when they absorbed the poison through cuts in their skin after handling a toad.

Keelback Snakes are not susceptible to the venom and Crows and Water Rats have learnt to turn the toad over and eat only the non-poisonous internal organs...."

"...Due to its corrosive and irritant nature, the toad's venom will cause profuse salivation soon after your pet bites it. Pets affected by the irritant venom will paw their mouth due to the pain. If you see your pet drooling and distressed but haven't seen it attack a toad, look at its gums. If they are red and inflamed, toad poisoning is likely.

Vomiting often occurs, especially in cats. Cats also show hindquarter weakness and a fixed trance-like stare.

If your dog is poisoned, it will usually suffer from seizures or convulsions. These convulsions are often fatal unless you seek urgent veterinary attention.

The poison can also affect the heart of dogs and cats, causing immediate cardiac arrest..."

[link to www.pethealth.com.au]

My little cat moved here at an older age.
She'd never really hunted anything so I wasn't too worried about her.
She went missing for a couple of days and I found her dead behind a chair outside.
I reckon she just pawed it and mouthed it a bit, I never found the toad.
RIP Magellan, you'll be missed mate.

ZP, thought you were spending quality time with the family?

My heartfelt condolences to you ZP, it's hard losing a four-legged family member

I dutifully watched a hollywood romcom, now I'm "just turning off the computers".
Alright?

yeah but what about your conjugal duties...

Normally at this time of year my yard is crawling with toads.
It's even been raining.
Last night I couldn't find one bloody toad.
Weird?

Which city do you live OP ??

Thanks a lot mate.
It was pretty tough, I picked her up as a new born feral when I was living with some hippies.
She was the runt I guess and her mother disowned her (there were feral animals breeding all over at the squat I was at).
I had to bottle feed her and teach her to poo.
She taught me a lot.
I'm sure I'll see her again, in a sunny place.

Don't want fear mongering but this is intresting info ..

Toads are best in predicting earthquakes ..


Toads can 'predict earthquakes' and seismic activity

[link to news.bbc.co.uk]

[link to www.telegraph.co.uk]

Oh you will :-) they share their lives with us, their love stays past the physical presence. Who said soul friends had to be human?? I feel privileged to have shared my life with such beings, as you must feel also with the marvellous M

Well shit.
Thanks mate, one MORE thing to worry about.
Nice one...

Don't want fear mongering but this is intresting info ..

Toads are best in predicting earthquakes ..


Toads can 'predict earthquakes' and seismic activity

[link to news.bbc.co.uk]

[link to www.bbc.co.uk]

[link to www.telegraph.co.uk]

[link to en.wikipedia.org]

[link to www.theregister.co.uk]

[link to onlinelibrary.wiley.com]

[link to www.earthtimes.org]

"Forget Seismologists: We Should Be Using Toads to Predict Earthquakes"

[link to news.discovery.com]

I think she still looks in on me from time to time.

[link to www.youtube.com]

Heya ZP! Good to see you mate. This is bloody strange. Would you mind keeping us informed? I'd like to know in a couple of weeks if they were just a bit late. If not...Whoa M8.

Nick®

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I did not pay too much attention to these threads about strange sounds.

Until this morning.

Are we due for a shake up I wonder?

I'm pretty sure we don't have that episode on DVD, I will have to go to amazon.com and check for it this week. It must be an episode only shown overseas

Thats Bufo bufo, the European Common Toad they live in water, hence their sensory capabilities.

Our monstrosities come from South America:

"The common name "Marine Toad" and the scientific name Bufo marinus suggest a link to marine life,[23] but the adult cane toad is entirely terrestrial, only venturing to freshwater to breed"
[link to en.wikipedia.org]

Therefore still TOTALLY non-beneficial scourge of this land :-(

I would like to blame [commend] the meat ants for toadies demise; go meaty! go you good things! And the crows and tarantulas!

You licked them too much

The thing I dislike about cane toads the most is the fact that they are everywhere, they are poisonous, no animal will eat them so they have no natural predators, their breeding habits are out of control and they have no purpose it would seem.