The National Park Service used Facebook to warn passersby to use caution around the Sonoran desert toad, also known as the Colorado river toad.

New research suggests Sonoran Desert toads went into steep decline after stories of their mind-bending chemical properties began circulating among drug users.

Please don't lick this psychedelic toad, National Park Service warns The Sonoran desert toad is one of the largest toads found in north America, measuring up to 7 inches.

The toad's toxins are particularly dangerous for other animals. The toxins emitted by one Sonoran desert toad may be enough to kill a fully grown dog, according to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum ...

Sonoran Desert Toads are said to kill more dogs in the Phoenix area each year than rattlesnakes do.

The toxins emitted by one Sonoran desert toad may be enough to kill a fully grown dog, according to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, a zoo accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

Licking the Sonoran Desert toad is dangerous due to toxic secretions that contain the substance 5-MeO-DMT, which has been called the "God molecule." ...

As tasty as it might look, you should refrain from licking the Sonoran desert toad, the National Park Service has warned.

Sonoran Desert toads are one of the largest toads native to North America and the toxins they excrete are strong enough to kill full-grown dogs, according to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.