Don't put your hand in the puddle...
unless you want toad amplexus on your hand! This sequence of images shows one male American Toad on my hand in amplexus and another still in the pond noticing the action. He swims up to my hand and lets out his call. He jumps onto my hand and continues calling until he too, is in amplexus with my hand. I had 3 males fighting for the right to mate with my hand!
Total there were 12 males and only 2 females. There was a toad trying to "get it on" with a small chunk of wood and one of the toads chased after my girlfreind for 20 feet before I picked him up and put him back in the puddle. I guess once they get into mating mode, anything's game.
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