WELLINGTON, Fla. — There is an amphibian in Florida that is so toxic it can kill your pet in minutes. Cane toads, also called bufo toads, are an invasive animal prevalent in Florida. They are native ...

The Cane Toad, also known as the bufo toad, was introduced in Florida from South America to try to control sugar cane pests earlier this century. Gland secretions of cane toads are highly toxic and ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- South Florida's recent heavy rain sets the perfect mood for giant toxic toads to breed. They're called Cane toads, or Bufo toads, and the invasive species can be deadly for cats ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The giant toads -- commonly called Bufo toads or Cane toads -- are fat, palm-sized reptiles that secrete a poison toward the top of their heads. It's a toxic, milky substance ...

Most Floridians know to avoid the large, warty, reddish-brown to grayish-brown cane toads that pop up around your house, especially during the wet warmer months of summer. But if you're new Florida, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Thousands of highly ...

Editor's note: This story originally published May 30, 2018. Parts of it have been updated. As if a global pandemic wasn't enough, cane toads are back. The big, warty toads are active again, and ...

A Florida suburb is being plagued by thousands of poisonous toads that experts say are bufo toads – also known as cane toads. The invasive cane toad has spread across much of Southwest Florida in ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Thousands of highly toxic toads dangerous to pets are breeding in Florida. Without proper treatment, your pet could die in as little as 15 minutes if it bites or swallows the ...