There is an Alien in my pool. It has big green eyes with four fingers.
Jul 23, 2017 14:20:24 #
The Arizona Desert Toad kills more dogs than rattle snakes in Phoenix during the monsoon season. Beware!
Photo taken with the Power Shot SD630 camera. Didn't have my Nikon D5500 at the time.
My "Out & About" Photos : https://fountainhillsphotos.blogspot.com
Photo taken with the Power Shot SD630 camera. Didn't have my Nikon D5500 at the time.
My "Out & About" Photos : https://fountainhillsphotos.blogspot.com
Jul 23, 2017 16:14:26 #
According to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum:
“Sonoran Desert toads feed upon a variety of insects throughout their lives. Adults eat primarily beetles, although large individuals will occasionally eat small vertebrates including other toads. Sonoran Desert toads are active from late May to September, though principally during the summer rainy season. They are nocturnal during the hot summer months. The male’s call is weak, sounding somewhat like a ferryboat whistle. Eggs are laid in temporary rain pools and permanent ponds. Larvae metamorphose after 6 to 10 weeks. This species lives at least 10 years, and perhaps as many as 20 years.”
A defensive milky neurotoxin venom can be released from the parotid gland behind the eyes and similar organs on the legs. The venom is potent enough to kill a large dog, should the dog grab a toad. Symptoms of envenomation include foaming at the mouth, drunken gait, confusion, vomiting, diarrhea, or complete collapse. There is no antitoxin.
“Sonoran Desert toads feed upon a variety of insects throughout their lives. Adults eat primarily beetles, although large individuals will occasionally eat small vertebrates including other toads. Sonoran Desert toads are active from late May to September, though principally during the summer rainy season. They are nocturnal during the hot summer months. The male’s call is weak, sounding somewhat like a ferryboat whistle. Eggs are laid in temporary rain pools and permanent ponds. Larvae metamorphose after 6 to 10 weeks. This species lives at least 10 years, and perhaps as many as 20 years.”
A defensive milky neurotoxin venom can be released from the parotid gland behind the eyes and similar organs on the legs. The venom is potent enough to kill a large dog, should the dog grab a toad. Symptoms of envenomation include foaming at the mouth, drunken gait, confusion, vomiting, diarrhea, or complete collapse. There is no antitoxin.
Jul 23, 2017 16:32:14 #
Bufo toads in Florida secrete poison from their backs that will kill a large dog.
Jul 24, 2017 06:44:10 #
FYI: a few decades ago a whole new class of neurotoxin was discovered when a fraternity pledge in the State of Washington was ordered to swallow a small newt they had found under a rock. He was dead within minutes.
Jul 24, 2017 11:11:44 #
"Sonoran Desert toads are active from late May to September, though principally during the summer rainy season."
It has been raining for three day straight, no end in sight. It's the Monsoon season & Sonoran Desert Toad season.
You can tell when they start showing up during the night. "The male’s call is weak, sounding somewhat like a ferryboat whistle".
They love pools and ponds to lay their eggs. They can make a mess!
It has been raining for three day straight, no end in sight. It's the Monsoon season & Sonoran Desert Toad season.
You can tell when they start showing up during the night. "The male’s call is weak, sounding somewhat like a ferryboat whistle".
They love pools and ponds to lay their eggs. They can make a mess!
Jul 24, 2017 21:49:56 #
Good shot, dukeoferal! I enjoyed some of your "Out and About" shots, too!
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