A viral National Park Service warning about licking toads highlighted the potent psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT found in Colorado ...

The Sonoran Desert Toad, with glands secreting a venom rich in the hallucinogens 5-MeO-DMT and bufotenin, is invading Arizona now that monsoon conditions have kicked in for the late summer. They can ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

CREAM’s newest design is based off a 1984 pamphlet and promotes environmental stewardship toward the Sonoran Desert Toad. Credit: Courtesy photo The Sonoran Desert Toad faces similar risks as any ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Joe McDowell with the Sedgwick County Zoo brought in Willie, a Sonoran Desert Toad, to KSN’s Wild Side Tuesday morning. Willie is an amphibian. “That’s basically meaning two ...

Arizona officials are reminding Phoenix-area citizens that kissing frogs should only happen in fairy tales, as some people are reportedly licking toxic toads to get high. Recent unseasonal rainfall in ...

*** new international study found that *** fungal disease has caused an extreme population decrease in more than 500 amphibian species over the last 50 years. The study was published in the journal ...

Two people were caught on video stealing Sonoran Desert toads from the Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area and Maricopa County Parks is asking for your help identifying them. It happened Thursday, July ...

Hallucinogenic compounds that activate multiple receptors, found in Colorado River toads, show “promising transdiagnostic therapeutic with rapid and lasting effects” for conditions such as depression ...