MYSTERIOUS: Sonoran - You Need To See This

This Woman Has Become True Besties With A Sonoran Desert Tortoise She Recently Adopted

Ready to welcome a new, adorable friend into your life? A Sonoran desert tortoise could be just the thing you need! The post This Woman Has Become True Besties With A Sonoran Desert Tortoise She Recently Adopted first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Oct 15, 2024

TV tonight: people are milking toads for their psychedelic venom

A drug derived from the Sonoran desert toad is hailed as a cure for mental illness, but is it safe? Plus, Kirstie Allsopp gets ready for Christmas. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022

Have fun outside, but please don't lick the hallucinogenic toads, National Park Service says

The National Park Service has a few simple requests for its guests who want to enjoy the outdoors: pick up your trash, be mindful of your campfires and please don't lick the Sonoran desert toads.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 9, 2022

The National Park Service wants humans to stop licking this toad

The Sonoran desert toad secretes a potent toxin that can make people sick. Despite the risks, some people have discovered that the toad's toxic secretions contain a powerful hallucinogenic.

WEKU · Nov 6, 2022

‘Traumatised and terrified, with nowhere else to go’: huge numbers of people stuck at US border

Title 42, enacted under Trump and kept in place by Biden, has led to hundreds of thousands being denied their right to asylum since the start of the pandemic

The Guardian - US · Mar 9, 2022