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Title: Dog-sized toad found in Australia Post by: Jimmy? on March 27, 2007, 08:39:14 AM A giant cane toad the size of a small dog and nicknamed Toadzilla has been captured in northern Australia.
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/07/asia_pac_enl_1174985395/img/1.jpg) Toadzilla is the biggest cane toad ever found in Australia's Northern Territory and weighs just under two pounds, according to an environmental group. Environmentalists have been trying to stop the spread of the poisonous creatures across the country's tropics. The toads were introduced from Hawaii in the 1930s in a failed attempt to control native cane beetles. Toadzilla was caught during a community hunt in Darwin. Residents have been urged to help stop the spread of this most unwelcome of pests. Environmental group FrogWatch, which organises hunts to destroy the toads, said the creature measured 20.5cm (8 inches) and weighed 861g (1.9lb). "He is huge. I would hate to meet his big sister," said FrogWatch co-ordinator Graeme Sawyer. Cane toads were first released in Queensland and have since marched in their millions across the country. They are prolific breeders. Some estimates put their number as high as 200 million. What is beyond doubt is their effect on the environment. They have poisoned countless native animals, including crocodiles which have died after eating them. The population of some snakes, lizards and small marsupials have also suffered greatly. A Northern Territory MP once said the toads were such a menace that people should attack them with golf clubs to keep them at bay. Title: Re: Dog-sized toad found in Australia Post by: Africa on March 27, 2007, 08:45:27 AM cute.
Title: Re: Dog-sized toad found in Australia Post by: The Chad Cometh on March 27, 2007, 09:13:26 AM Cute ... my arse ... kill em all! :rant:
Title: Re: Dog-sized toad found in Australia Post by: CheapJon on March 27, 2007, 09:24:53 AM Cute ... my arse ... kill em all!? :rant: hey it's not like it's a cat... it's a cool n' fat toad, imagine playing soccer with that one Title: Re: Dog-sized toad found in Australia Post by: Axlfreek on March 27, 2007, 10:03:21 AM I bet it pee'd on that guys hands.
I remember when ever i used to find toads as a child i always used to throw as far as i could, it was hilarious to see them fly through the air like that :hihi: Title: Re: Dog-sized toad found in Australia Post by: Sin Cut on March 27, 2007, 10:33:51 AM I bet it pee'd on that guys hands. I remember when ever i used to find toads as a child i always used to throw as far as i could, it was hilarious to see them fly through the air like that :hihi: Seems you had a distuberd childhood. Didn't you know you can use them to play baseball? :hihi: Title: Re: Dog-sized toad found in Australia Post by: CheapJon on March 27, 2007, 10:39:46 AM I remember when ever i used to find toads as a child i always used to throw as far as i could, it was hilarious to see them fly through the air like that? :hihi: with the long legs too :rofl: Title: Re: Dog-sized toad found in Australia Post by: Naruto on March 27, 2007, 11:29:13 AM That's one big-ass toad.
It's very cool that they've found it though, and it's pretty damn cute aswell. Title: Re: Dog-sized toad found in Australia Post by: SLCPUNK on March 27, 2007, 12:58:57 PM Wow.....gross.
Title: Re: Dog-sized toad found in Australia Post by: creepingvines on March 27, 2007, 04:03:03 PM that thing is really egungous, but when i saw the thread title i was picturing a german shepherd, so i was a little disappointed.
Title: Re: Dog-sized toad found in Australia Post by: freedom78 on March 27, 2007, 04:50:08 PM that thing is really egungous, but when i saw the thread title i was picturing a german shepherd, so i was a little disappointed. No shit. It's two pounds. A tiny ass dog is like five pounds. I, too, am disappointed. I wanted fuckin' toadzilla! |