Australian rangers find 'monster' 2.7 kg cane toad

[Scott]

 

Australian rangers have killed an invasive "monster" cane toad discovered in the wilds of a coastal park -- a warty brown specimen as long as a human arm and weighing 2.7 kilograms (6 pounds).

 

The toad was spotted after a snake slithering across a track forced wildlife workers to stop as they were driving in Queensland's Conway National Park, the state government said.

"I reached down and grabbed the cane toad and couldn't believe how big and heavy it was," ranger Kylee Gray said, describing how she discovered the amphibian last week.

 

https://www.rawstory.com/australian-rangers-find-monster-2-7-kg-cane-toad/

[still kicking]

And a 4m long crocodile 

[ozimoron]

Cane toads are wiping out Australia's wildlife. Where I come from it's rare to see a goanna, any kind of lizard or snake anymore. They even evolved recently to be able to run on 4 legs instead of just hopping like all frogs.

[pacovl46]

One of the biggest mistakes Australia has ever made was to introduce cane toads to their wildlife. Fortunately some species, like monitor lizards have learned to not eat them. Hopefully other species will follow. 

 

[mackayae]

Rabbit Proof Fence. Dingo Fence. Why not a Toad Fence.

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Years ago I saw a documentary about cane toads. The title of the documentary was "Cane Toads: An Unnatural History"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cane_Toads:_An_Unnatural_History

 

You know you are guaranteed an exciting time when the title of a film is punctuated with a colon. It was actually quite funny in a grim sort of way. The film also featured people who get high from cane toad poison. That's illegal, by the way. Probably the cane toad lobby was behind that law.