The Colorado River Toad or Bufo alvarius, also known as the Sonoran Desert Toad, is a psychoactive toad found in the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The skin and venom of Bufo alvarius contain 5-MeO-DMT and bufotenin.
Here’s the potential problem:
Owning this toad is not illegal, but the substance it secretes is a “controlled substance.” So you don’t need to worry about some wildlife agency busting you for possessing and/or licking this critter, but since it produces a controlled substance you might need to worry about the DEA.
And yes, there are people who actually lick this toad to get high. –Although it seems to me that if you’re running around licking toads…. you probably don’t need to get any higher.
There’s no word yet on a PETA campaign to rename the Colorado River Toad to “land puppies” to try and stop the practice.
