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People are trying to lick toads in Arizona, and here's why

It might seem obvious that licking a toad isn’t a great idea, but the allure has been just too great for some people recently ...
The New York Times

These Toads Have Psychedelic Powers, but They’d Prefer to Keep It Quiet

New research suggests Sonoran Desert toads went into steep decline after stories of their mind-bending chemical properties began circulating among drug users. By Rachel Nuwer It looks much like any ...
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Please don't lick this psychedelic toad, National Park Service warns

As tasty as it might look, you should refrain from licking the Sonoran desert toad, the National Park Service has warned. On Tuesday, the NPS used Facebook to warn passerby to use caution around the ...

Why do people want to lick this Arizona toad? The answer is in its skin

Recent rains have brought out the Sonoran Desert toad, whose skin contains a strong psychedelic. Here's everything to know ...
High Times

Psychedelic Toads Invade Arizona After Monsoon Season Kicks In

The Sonoran Desert Toad, with glands secreting a venom rich in the hallucinogens 5-MeO-DMT and bufotenin, is invading Arizona now that monsoon conditions have kicked in for the late summer. They can ...
IFLScience

No One Knows How The Sonoran Desert Toad Produces Its Psychedelic Slime

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...
Tucson Weekly

Don’t smoke the toad

CREAM’s newest design is based off a 1984 pamphlet and promotes environmental stewardship toward the Sonoran Desert Toad. Credit: Courtesy photo The Sonoran Desert Toad faces similar risks as any ...
High Times

Psychedelic Toad Toxins Could Treat Depression, Anxiety Without Hallucinations

Hallucinogenic compounds that activate multiple receptors, found in Colorado River toads, show “promising transdiagnostic therapeutic with rapid and lasting effects” for conditions such as depression ...
ksn.com

Wild Side: Willie, the Sonoran Desert Toad, visits from Sedgwick County Zoo

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Joe McDowell with the Sedgwick County Zoo brought in Willie, a Sonoran Desert Toad, to KSN’s Wild Side Tuesday morning. Willie is an amphibian. “That’s basically meaning two ...
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The National Park Service warns visitors not to lick Sonoran Desert toads, whose psychoactive poison has been smoked by celebrities like Joe Rogan and Chelsea Handler

The warning was a nod to the psychoactive properties in toad secretions that some people smoke. However, licking the toads is dangerous to humans and animals. The National Park Service has warned ...
WRAL

Thieves steal toads from a conservation park

Two people were caught on video stealing Sonoran Desert toads from the Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area and Maricopa County Parks is asking for your help identifying them. It happened Thursday, July ...