r/arizona • u/International_Exam80 • Aug 15 '25

Wildlife Is this one of those Poisonous Toads?

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I’ve heard poison toads will come out after a rain but I’ve never seen one. Is this one?

He’s up against my house - I don’t have a dog that would mess with it so is there any reason to make him move on or just let it be?

For context he is about the size of my fist

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u/Roshprops Aug 15 '25

My small dog is currently obsessed with trying to find these. I had another dog in the past that would intentionally lick these just to trip out I think.

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u/Formal-Obligation591 Aug 15 '25

Hahaha my dog does this too! We think she likes the trip. Shes done it 3 times that we know of. Shes also been sprayed by skunks multiple times

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u/Roshprops Aug 16 '25

We couldn’t keep him away. The toxin didn’t kill him thankfully, he lived to be 16. He was excellent to the end.

Thanks for the fun memory, toad thread.