Poison control officials warn of toxic toads, mushrooms after Phoenix-area rainfall

The Sonoran Desert toad excretes a neurotoxin that contains DMT, the same psychoactive compound found in magic mushrooms and ...

Mushrooms are popping up across the Valley. Here's one you should avoid.

Mushrooms are popping up across the Valley. Here's one you should avoid. After a week of historic rainfall across the Valley, ...
High Times

Psychedelic Toads Invade Arizona After Monsoon Season Kicks In

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 ...
KGUN 9

Poisonous toads pose danger to pets during Tucson Monsoon’s storms

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Monsoon rains may bring relief from the heat, but they also bring out a hidden danger to pets: poisonous toads. They’re known as Sonoran Desert toads or Colorado River toads; ...
KTVZ

Poisonous toads pose danger to pets during Monsoon’s storms

TUCSON, Arizona (KGUN) — Monsoon rains may bring relief from the heat, but they also bring out a hidden danger to pets: poisonous toads. They’re known as Sonoran Desert toads or Colorado River toads; ...