Cane toads, aka bufo toads, in Florida secrete a toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Cane ...

The Great Plains Toad (Anaxyrus {Bufo} cognatus) is one of nine species of “true” toads that occur in Texas. It can be observed throughout two main eco-regions in Texas; the first being the plains of ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. File it ...

Visitors to national parks in the southwest keep kissing frogs, but they’re not hoping they’ll turn into a prince. The rare Sonoran desert toad, also known as the Colorado river toad, naturally ...

A CANE toad invasion pushing south towards Sydney could be halted by adding the ugly critters to restaurant menus across the country. Toad cakes, fried toad, and canapés of toad legs in garlic butter ...

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James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

I’ve shared news of several species of extremely tiny frogs and toads, commonly known as flea-toads or toadlets (read more here and here). These tiny amphibians are remarkable because they are much ...

Glen Phillips doesn’t deny his past. In fact, this summer he’ll reunite with his fellow members of the pop group Toad The Wet Sprocket for a series of concerts. But since starting his solo career, ...