Researchers in Australia concerned about the sharp decline of freshwater crocodiles who eat a toxic, invasive toad species have come up with a stomach-churning way for the reptiles to help themselves.
For most prey, the game is over once they have been swallowed. But one species of beetle can escape from a toad’s stomach nearly two hours after being eaten, according to a new study. Found in wooded ...
Invasive species are always disruptive to the native wildlife in the ecosystems they take over. However, their impact on humans and domesticated animals is usually more indirect. An exception is the ...
A small-banded kukri snake seen with its head thrust inside the body of an Asian common toad. This snake does this to feed on its prey's internal organs, and, perhaps, to avoid the poisonous milky ...
Australia, you've done it again! A study published this month studied the behaviors of invasive populations of cane toads in Australia. These toads, it would seem, have evolved to target not only ...
Australians scientists have found a new way of killing poisonous cane toads by using cat food to attract carnivorous ants. The method was discovered by University of Sydney biology professor Rick ...
Cane toads secrete a toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, including dogs and cats.
All glory to the hypnotoad? That doesn't mean lick them, says the National Park Service. The agency asked park visitors last week to refrain from licking the Sonoran Desert toad because of the ...
Researchers have observed a gruesome feeding behavior in a snake species native to southeast Asia during which the serpent cuts open the body of its toad prey and eats the organs, one-by-one, while ...
Most Floridians know to avoid the large, warty, reddish-brown to grayish-brown cane toads that pop up around your house, especially during the wet warmer months of summer. But if you're new Florida, ...
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – If you’ve noticed a bunch of toads hopping around your yard recently you’re not alone. These Texas amphibians are enjoying a boost in their population thanks to a wet year. The ...