Cane toads are very toxic to other animals I said venomous but actually should’ve said poisonous as venom is injected and poison ingested. Cane toads where purposely released in Australia to eat Beatles, but ended up being devastating to the natural native wildlife … oops • • #oops #wildlife #mistakes #wow #reels #australia #story #reelsinstagram #insta #bad #animal #nature #toxic #animals #dangerous #southamerica | The Reptile Zoo

JCU Head of Zoology and Ecology Professor Lin Schwarzkopf says even a small amount of cane toad venom can be deadly to native fauna in Australia. Watch the full episode at www.skynews.com.au/flash | Sky News Australia

Love or hate them, Cane Toads have undoubtedly forced their way into the Australian psyche since 1935 when the Queensland Government brought them in to save the state’s sugar crop from the greyback beetle. The operation failed spectacularly – the beetle could fly, but unsurprisingly, the cane toad couldn’t! Still, the cane toad adapted beautifully to its new environment: it spread everywhere, ate everything and soon became a pest of plague proportions. 'Cane Toads – An Unnatural History,’ availa