It might seem obvious that licking a toad isn’t a great idea, but the allure has been just too great for some people recently ...

The HyperCard inventor was a huge proponent of taking lower doses of 5-MeO-DMT, which is widely considered the strongest ...

There's some truth to the urban legend that certain toads have psychedelic properties, but licking them isn't a good idea.

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 ...

The National Park Service issued a similar warning in 2022 about the deadly risks of licking toxic Sonoran Desert toads ...

The Sonoran Desert toad excretes a neurotoxin that contains 5-MeO-DMT, a psychoactive compound also found in ayahuasca.

Researchers in Canada have reviewed evidence that psilocybin and 5-MeO-DMT – a tryptamine alkaloid which is a naturally ...

In early 2025, global superstar Bad Bunny did something no one saw coming. He turned the little-known, critically endangered Puerto Rican crested toad (sapo concho) into an international icon. The ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Legendary rock band Foo Fighters announced they are performing Tuesday at Toad’s Place in New Haven. In-person tickets sales will begin Monday at 4 p.m. at Toad’s Place, ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers (CBP) in Baltimore seized nearly 104 pounds of the psychedelic drug DMT that was headed to Harford County. According to CBP agents, two shipments of 23 ...

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. —The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources plans to buy almost all of the Toad Mountain site and turn it into a wildlife management area for things like hunting, hiking, ...

If you hear a steady, high-pitched trill on summer’s hot, muggy nights, you’ll know an American toad is nearby, hanging out in gardens and window wells or beneath plants. This time of year, you might ...