The National Park Service has a few simple requests: Pick up your trash, be mindful of campfires and please don't lick Sonoran desert toads.
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.
"As we say with most things you come across in a national park, whether it be a banana slug, unfamiliar mushroom, or a large toad with glowing eyes in the dead of night, please refrain from licking," the agency said in a Facebook post that has now gone viral. In 1990, the DEA warned Americans about the growing trend of toad-licking, but the concern at the time was centered on cane toads.
Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio The National Park Service took on a more tongue-in-cheek tone with a Facebook post that featured an unaware Sonoran toad gazing in a night-vision photo. Also known as the Colorado River toad or bufo alvarius, the animal secretes the hallucinogen 5-MeO-DMT, according to a 2019 study from Maastricht University in the Netherlands. The study analyzed the effects of inhaling the vapor of dried toad secretion from the parotid gland, which is found near the toad's eyes. The act of inhaling the vapor has gained popularity in naturalistic settings as a treatment for anxiety, depression or other mental health issues.
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