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‘Refrain from licking’: National Park Service says don’t lick toads

By Heather Hamilton
Published November 8, 2022 4:42pm ET
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‘Refrain from licking’: National Park Service says don’t lick toads
The National Park Service is appealing to visitors not to lick wildlife while visiting a national park, especially the Sonoran desert toad. The Sonoran desert toad secretes “a potent toxin [that] can make you sick if you handle the frog or get the poison in your mouth,” the Park Service said in a statement posted […]


The National Park Service is appealing to visitors not to lick wildlife while visiting a national park, especially the Sonoran desert toad.

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