In 2022, the U.S. National Park Service posted a blurry photo of a toad, snapped by a night-vision wildlife camera and accompanied by a tongue-in-cheek warning: The message alludes to the urban legend ...

In an unusual turn for an unassuming species, a desert amphibian is at the center of both a potential ecological crisis and an evolving question of drug policy. The creature in question is the ...

A viral park warning revived myths about psychedelic toads, but scientists say licking them brings danger, conservation risks, and medical emergencies, while researchers quietly study the drug’s ...

Christina Haack, host of HGTV's "Flip or Flop," said she smoked psychedelic toad venom to treat her anxiety. The 38-year-old smoked 5-MeO-DMT, a venom that can cause hallucinations. The toad venom is ...

The Sonoran Desert Toad, with glands secreting a venom rich in the hallucinogens 5-MeO-DMT and bufotenin, is invading Arizona now that monsoon conditions have kicked in for the late summer. They can ...

Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester.View full profile Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester. The National Park Service is begging ...

Hallucinogenic compounds that activate multiple receptors, found in Colorado River toads, show “promising transdiagnostic therapeutic with rapid and lasting effects” for conditions such as depression ...

A colorado river toad (Incilius alvarius). The rarely seen amphibian is native to parts of Northwestern Mexico and the Southwestern U.S. Image: Vladimir Wrangel (Shutterstock) A potential depression ...

A Texas church has claimed to invent a novel psychedelic drug used as its sacrament — and has ostensibly been giving it to members of its clergy as one might a communion wafer. But a recent chemical ...

Colorado River toads loved to swim in my pool and lay their eggs in the skimmer. Neighborhood dogs like to lick the backs of these toads; some of the smaller dogs did not survive the experience. These ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...