Cane toads, large and poisonous invasive amphibians, pose a threat to Floridian pets, particularly during the rainy season.

For decades, Australia has tried to rein in cane toads by investing in disease-focused research, fungal approaches, ...

What may work in Australia’s favor is that cane toads (Rhinella marina), have a weird quirk in their breeding habits, Throb reports. In what would prove to be a very bad idea, cane toads were released ...

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In 1978, cane toads, which are native to South and Central America, were introduced for pest control to Ishigaki island in Okinawa prefecture in Japan. These poisonous toads secrete deadly toxins, ...

They’re big, they’re slimy, they’re hopping and they could be coming to your Southeast neighborhood. It’s the start of the region’s rainy season and experts are warning pet owners to be wary of ...

In Florida, summer doesn't only mean humid temperatures and tropical storms. It also means an influx of an invasive frog species known as cane toads. Most active during the summer months, cane toads ...

Join Sandra Viktorova and the WGCU News team for the latest episode of Southwest Florida In Focus. April showers bring May flowers, but the spring season also brings Cane Toad breeding season. The ...

The rainy season in South Florida attracts more amphibious jumpers to home yards — and every pet owner should fear one kind. More frogs and toads are jumping around backyards, and their numbers ...

Cane toads were introduced into Australia in 1935 to control the pest problem that was threatening the country’s sugar cane crop. It seemed like a practical innovative solution at the time, but it ...