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Old 03-25-2023, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by gigi9877 View Post
I have been reading articles on poisonous toads. Pretty scary as my doodle is a scavenger and sticks her snout sniffing around everywhere. Is there a certain time of the year these things come around, where do you find them hiding? I lived in Tampa a long time ago I honestly don’t remember these toxic toads. Are there a large amount of these things jumping around?
I think you are referring to Bufo toads. They secrete a toxic chemical on their skin, if a cat or dog sniffs the toad it can be deadly. They're prevalent in SFL. If it's a
Hugo toad they get very big,.