Cane Toad

• Native to the southern United States, Central America, and tropical South America
• These venomous toads were introduced to Australia in 1935 in hopes of controlling the Cane Beetle
• They turned out to be failures at controlling beetles, but remarkably successful at reproducing and spreading themselves
• Cane toad venom is a mix of toxins that primarily affects the functioning of the heart. It is present throughout their bodies and is secreted as a milky liquid from the parotoid glands located over the toad’s shoulders. Envenomation is painful, but rarely deadly to humans, although some people have died from eating cane toads and even their eggs

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