Becoming a problem in Aus

These blighters were introduced to eat a cane beetle. They’re now a bit of a problem and generally used in lee of golf balls.

Do you think we could convince the French or the Chinese to eat them?

that was one big mofo of a toad. i wonder if it was as big as the one at currumbin bird sanctuary that was fed eggs and dogfood daily in search of the world record… i think it was about 5kg last i heard.

driving down the road in the evening, you’d aim to squish them with the tyres, and if you got them head-first, you’d often hear a nice satisfying pop as they exploded, as the air could not get out their mouth and they’d burst out the back. sort of like the noise you get from popping open a bag of chips. ah, queensland summers.

a monster was caught three days ago in darwin… was this tyc00n’s toad?
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/toadzilla-caught-in-the-act/2007/03/27/1174761435074.html

Did anyone else read “Becoming a problem in Anus”?

only you, oh black belt in perception.

but then i’m biased in favor of the Oz abbreviation myself.

nah dude, not just you… I mean my problem might have been the early morning factor but still I was like … wha???

you guys both have a problem…

Ugly little bastards they are indeed. And yet, they offer so much fun to Queenslanders who find ever interesting ways to murder and package them.

And, oh lord I wish I could find that classic pic of a kombi van swerving down the road taking out cane toads . . . but I can’t.

But here’s a great little animation on youtube from a cane toad’s perspective. Cane Toads - Les Paterson

HG

but this animation is pretty cool…

youtube.com/watch?v=lCF3N9-L3Q4

[quote=“Tyc00n”]These blighters were introduced to eat a cane beetle. They’re now a bit of a problem and generally used in lee of golf balls.

Do you think we could convince the French or the Chinese to eat them?

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Thier skin is highly toxic and (haluconogenic) :frowning:

Which is why they’re so popular.

In a very rarely fortunate confluence, there is a roaring trade in the skins for Chinese medicine.

HG

I think they only way they’re going to be able to control the beast is to look for some kind of frog / toad / other ambibion virus and modify it to just attack the cane toad.

Something like the Mixamytosis virus used quite effectively on rabbits.