Australian Environmental Group Captures 'Monster' Toad the Size of a Small Dog

[Omaha Steve]

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Australian Environmental Group Captures 'Monster' Toad the Size of a Small Dog

03-28-2007 6:08 PM

DARWIN, Australia (Associated Press) -- An environmental group said Tuesday it had captured a "monster" toad the size of a small dog. With a body the size of a football and weighing nearly 2 pounds, the toad is among the largest specimens ever captured in Australia, according to Frogwatch coordinator Graeme Sawyer.

"It's huge, to put it mildly," he said. "The biggest toads are usually females but this one was a rampant male ... I would hate to meet his big sister."

Frogwatch, which is dedicated to wiping out a toxic toad species that has killed countless Australian animals, picked up the 15-inch-long cane toad during a raid on a pond outside the northern city of Darwin late Monday.

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[Straight Shooter]

1. Wow. That's a really cute toad. He looks a little miffed, though.

[DRoseDARs]

2. All glory to the Hypnotoad!

[Shallah Kali]

4. No he is hopping mad!

(yes I know it is extremely lame but could not resist.

[wtmusic]

3. Or the size of a really small horse

or a really, really small rhino :crazy:

[Eclipsenow]

5. Some people dress them up

I saw a documentary on Cane toads where a little girl dressed the thing up and called it princess.

No really.

And her parents let her do this? I mean, these things can emit poisonous sweat from glands on their back if stressed! Yuk. They're marching across the top end of Australia now, eating all sorts of food that should be for other cute little critters up there. Sad really.