Cane toads in Florida secrete a milky-white toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, including domestic pets.

With no natural predators, their population exploded, and now, after nearly 90 years, cane toads continue to spread rapidly across Australia.

Invasive biologists have long tried to curb Australia’s cane toad population. The newest approach uses CRISPR gene-editing technology to create cannibalistic “Peter Pan” cane toad tadpoles: tadpoles ...

Experts say the invasive cane toad, also known as the Bufo toad, poses a serious risk to pets due to the milky toxin it secretes from glands on its back. The substance can be lethal if ingested.

Experts say the invasive cane toad, also known as the Bufo toad, poses a serious risk to pets due to the milky toxin it secretes from glands on its back. The substance can be lethal if ingested.

Besides the Florida heat, cane toads are also potentially fatal for your pet. The non-native toad secretes a potent toxin called bufotoxin that can severely sicken or even kill your pets if ingested.

The Balanggarra Rangers have fought the cane toad for over a decade and are finally seeing native flora and fauna make a comeback.

That toad population didn’t survive. Then, in the 1950s, a pet importer in Miami released about 100 cane toads, and the species has since spread throughout the state, according to UF.

A massive cane toad, nearly a foot long, was found and removed from the backyard of a Florida home on Sunday evening.