Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the invasive creatures squatting in Florida is difficult to distinguish from its native cousin, poisonous, competitive and ...

Cane toads secrete a toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, including dogs and cats.

STRAIGHT AHEAD. ALL RIGHT, IT IS SUMMER AND MOTHER NATURE ALWAYS TIPS US OFF WITH SOME MAJOR CLUES. IT IS HOT AND MUGGY, AND IT’S WHEN THE CANE TOADS COME OUT. WESH 2 NEWS MICHELLE MEREDITH IS LIVE IN ...

WESTCHASE, Fla. — Tina and Daniel Pipp of Westchase are keeping a closer eye on their two dogs these days — especially 11-year-old Haley. "It was very traumatic," Tina Pipp said. "They're our family ...

WELLINGTON, Fla. — There is an amphibian in Florida that is so toxic it can kill your pet in minutes. Cane toads, also called bufo toads, are an invasive animal prevalent in Florida. They are native ...

Let’s hop on a cull. An alligator might eat your pet, but there’s a much sneakier predator lurking out there, waiting to harm your furriest family members — if you live in waterlogged Southern Florida ...

Cane toads are making a comeback in Southwest Florida, and residents are taking action. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has given the green light for landowners to hunt these ...

The noise rose and fell in the night air, an odd, almost metallic whirring. Was it some nocturnal construction machinery? A descending spacecraft? It was nothing he'd ever heard in his quiet Cape ...

LUTZ, Fla. — It's a warning for all pet owners: be on the lookout for cane toads — they can be deadly to animals due to the toxins they release. One Tampa man is pulling the trigger on safety in a ...

FORT MYERS SHORES, Florida (WBBH) — Residents in Fort Myers Shores say they have been keeping flashlights handy and their eyes peeled at night as toxic cane toads continue to spread through ...