Two older men die after eating wild toad found in rain in Nan

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Grilled toad from a Thailand street vendor. Photo: likephot/Flickr

 

BANGKOK: -- Two older men died after eating a grilled toad found in the rain on Sunday while a third man and two children also became sick from contact with the same dead toad.

 

The toad-eating happened in Nan’s Thung Chang neighborhood. This morning, health officials went to the house where it happened to collect the rest of the toad meat to examine it for clues.

 

Grilled toad is a common snack in the countryside. It’s not as common as eating rats and lizards, but it does happen. Most toads are not safe to eat. Many have deadly poison glands. These men picked the wrong type of toad to eat.

 

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2016/08/29/two-older-men-die-after-eating-wild-toad-found-rain-nan

 

 

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Folk lore dysfunction. You would think at 70 years old he would have been a bit wiser.

 

A picture or description of the species in question would be useful.

It was a toadally wrong decision. 

51 minutes ago, webfact said:

These men picked the wrong type of toad to eat.

 

 

Would seem to be the case.

hard to stop when many consider anything that moves as food

 

I'd err instead, to travelling South, over the border, for paddy chicken

 

or eat some crispy cricket, or drink some snake blood

Misidentify a species and you're toadst.  

Died from cooked toads????........there's more to this!

Just now, seajae said:

hard to stop when many consider anything that moves as food

The French have a way with frogs. Do you know why?

Looking at the photo, I never realized that toads have such a cute little derriere

Pretty cool that they found a grilled toad in the road. I guess that is food to go....

 

Nature always bats last....

I toad them not to but they ate it anyway.

even my dog and cat leave toads alone,one quick sniff and they shake their heads in disgust.

16 hours ago, ddavidovsky said:

Folk lore dysfunction. You would think at 70 years old he would have been a bit wiser.

 

A picture or description of the species in question would be useful.

A picture would be helpful...as I am planning on eating dead toad for lunch...

3 minutes ago, hdkane said:

A picture would be helpful...as I am planning on eating dead toad for lunch...

Who needs Nembutal when there are toads about for free.

Revenge Of The Toad

starring Gordon Ramsay, Wolfgang Puck and Kermit the Frog

Toad's tool is ok but keep away from the glans.

21 minutes ago, toofarnorth said:

Toad's tool is ok but keep away from the glans.

considering the behaviour and morals of society today this pic makes them seem human

3 hours ago, soalbundy said:

even my dog and cat leave toads alone,one quick sniff and they shake their heads in disgust.

so maybe this actually does qualify for a Darwin award? Many nominations on TV pages, but this sounds like a true winner.

Another bad news to read toaday. 

17 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

Died from cooked toads????........there's more to this!

The Asian cane toad, introduced into Australia in the 1930s to eradicate sugar cane parasites, is deadly poison.

 

These toads breed like crazy, and they're spreading across the north of  the country.  Wild life such as full size crocs eat these and it kills them.

Wow stupidity reigns

On 8/29/2016 at 3:55 PM, ddavidovsky said:

Folk lore dysfunction. You would think at 70 years old he would have been a bit wiser.

 

A picture or description of the species in question would be useful.

Proof that wisdom doesn't always come with age. Some idiots can live a long life too.

 

respect your elders but make sure they deserve your respect first.

Theres a woman selling bloated toads down the market. They have some red markings on them. Dorris wont buy them and shes able to eat balaa 3 days in a row without dying.

 

*edit* i was gonna write 3 days on the trot, she usually does get the trots for 3 days after eating that crap.

Wonder if this toad eats toad?

If the toadstools don't getcha...the toads will! Most likely the Black-spectacled or Black-spined Toad. Breeds in HUGE numbers during the monsoon. 

 

The toads -- also known as the Javanese, black-spectacled or black-spined toad -- are long-living, rapid breeders that produce up to 40,000 eggs a year.  Asian toads have also had an impact on human health, with reported cases of death and cardiac arrest in Laos.