Thousands of people have liked, commented on or shared investigative reporter Christopher Heath’s story about toxic toads that can kills pets in minutes moving into Central Florida.
Central Floridians have shared their own scary experiences involving their dogs encountering the toads as well as tips for telling the toads apart from other amphibians.
See what they had to say below:
🐸 All it takes is a quick lick or a sniff. Fifteen minutes later, your dog could be dead.
Posted by WFTV Channel 9 on Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Heath said he was surprised by the number of commenters critiquing the FWC-suggested method to humanely kill the toads.
“I'm just astonished at the people who think I came up with the method to kill them ... like ‘best ways to kill amphibians’ is a skill set I have.”
There are people arguing on the @WFTV Facebook page about the best way to humanely kill cane toads.
— Christopher Heath (@CHeathWFTV) February 5, 2020
I love Florida.https://t.co/4WryGHgiZE
Commenters Lauren Scott, Ronney Prater Walker and Sheila Bray Brodman all wrote in with their own scary experiences with the toxic cane toads.
If you or someone you know have encountered these toads, please contact Heath by email, Facebook or Twitter.
Cristal Wimer LaCroix urged readers to look up the differences to tell invasive cane toads apart from toads that are native to Florida.
And commenter Therese Davis said the toads are just another example of Florida being Florida.
🐸 Did you know there are toads in Central Florida so toxic they can kill your pet in 15 minutes? Steps you can take to protect your animals ➡️ at.wftv.com/2tvpXjV
Posted by WFTV Channel 9 on Wednesday, February 5, 2020
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