Cane Toad poison?

[John]

It would have to bite or mouth the toad to be in danger.

[Deku]

A drop of cane toad poison can kill 10 fully grown adults(not talking about old people with weakened state). Also cane toads are toxic throughout their life. I THINk there is one point where they arent AS toxic. Its in a younger state. But I think tadpoles and eggs are toxic to kill. Toadlets I THINK they arent as toxic. Adults are toxic.

[SethD]

A drop of cane toad poison can kill 10 fully grown adults(not talking about old people with weakened state).

Even bufo alvarius venom does not always kill dogs that mouth them though it can do so occasionally. Bufo alvarius is more toxic than cane toads and dogs that mouth them tend to get more than a "drop" of venom as well. More like a couple of squirts. Most bufo toxins do no more than give the predator a bad taste unless it actually ingests the whole toad ignoring the toxins. In Australia where canes are an introduced species they have been known to kill predators as large as crocodiles that ingest them but in such cases the crocodile is usually feeding on a substantial number of toads. One toad isn't enough to kill most of the time unless we are talking a smaller animal.

[Deku]

Even bufo alvarius venom does not always kill dogs that mouth them though it can do so occasionally. Bufo alvarius is more toxic than cane toads and dogs that mouth them tend to get more than a "drop" of venom as well. More like a couple of squirts. Most bufo toxins do no more than give the predator a bad taste unless it actually ingests the whole toad ignoring the toxins. In Australia where canes are an introduced species they have been known to kill predators as large as crocodiles that ingest them but in such cases the crocodile is usually feeding on a substantial number of toads. One toad isn't enough to kill most of the time unless we are talking a smaller animal.

I was basing my answer on this documentary by animal planet I watched a year ago. It was talking about how a cane toad killed a child and then they went off about how its poison can kill 15human beings. I think the most extreme also covered it? Gosh it was along time ago sooo many shows I watch. Anywho I will look into it.

[bshmerlie]

Deku, Do you just make this stuff up...man? You make everything sound so factual, like everything is black or white. But most of the time I can't figure out where you get your facts from.

[Deku]

Deku, Do you just make this stuff up...man? You make everything sound so factual, like everything is black or white. But most of the time I can't figure out where you get your facts from.

No I wouldnt. Thatd be plain stupid of me or anyone to do that. I have a foggy memory in reality. Also I am not that great at stating things. :/ Sorry most of the times I dont mean to make it as its set in stone. It just appears that way. But I strongly recall watching a program on animal planet reguarding cane toads a year ago. It was a show reguarding poisenous animals. I remember the show was showing rock fish, hirocongi jellyfish(I dont know how to spell that), that toad and some other things. As I said Ill look into it.

[bshmerlie]

Actually I remember that show too about poisonous animals and it was on some type of dart frog.