A dog is a drug addict - grief in the family or how Australian dogs became addicted to the poison of cane toads (6 photos)

Amphibians that were able to make waves across the entire continent.





And this is not a story about how a service dog got addicted to heroin and turned from a “good boy” to a bad one.

In fact, this is a problem for an entire continent. Australian Pesels are addicted to hallucinogenic substances.



The green continent, as everyone knows, is home to many different types of creatures. Some of them are deadly. A species of poisonous frog has become a dealer for local dogs.

The aga toad is the second largest venomous toad in the world. Their venom is potent and causes paralysis and convulsions, and can also cause cardiac arrest.





Dogs lick their skin and catch hallucinogenic comings. Their pupils dilate and they also begin to behave strangely, ignoring everything around them, including the commands of their owners.

But don’t worry about the tailed ones. Amphibian venom is not fatal to dogs.



Until recently, reed frogs were generally considered a major threat to Australia's rainforests. The poison of the toads killed many animals. But over time, the former victims learned to survive with such dangerous neighbors.



Australian water rats have learned to kill poisonous neighbors by removing harmless organs with surgical precision.



And local birds and snakes have completely developed immunity to the poison of toads, which allowed them to hunt amphibians.

By the way, those who do not have immunity also found a way out. They simply destroy Australian cane toads at the stage when they are still tadpoles.

So one of Australia's once most dangerous animals turned into an almost harmless toad, in the worst case, becoming a drug dealer for dogs.