MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- South Florida's recent heavy rain sets the perfect mood for giant toxic toads to breed. They're called Cane toads, or Bufo toads, and the invasive species can be deadly for cats ...

Let’s hop on a cull. An alligator might eat your pet, but there’s a much sneakier predator lurking out there, waiting to harm your furriest family members — if you live in waterlogged Southern Florida ...

Most Floridians know to avoid the large, warty, reddish-brown to grayish-brown cane toads that pop up around your house, especially during the wet warmer months of summer. But if you're new Florida, ...

The cane toad secretes a milky liquid that can potentially be fatal to pets who lick or bite it Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Thousands of highly toxic toads dangerous to pets are breeding in Florida. Without proper treatment, your pet could die in as little as 15 minutes if it bites or swallows the ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A poisonous toad from Central and South America has been appearing in record numbers across Florida this year and wildlife officials want you to kill them before they kill your ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — In Florida, summer doesn't only mean humid temperatures and tropical storms. It also means an influx of an invasive frog species known as cane toads. Most active during the ...

If you have lived in Southwest Florida long enough, you have seen those pesky hoppers. Experts constantly warn to keep pets away from dangerous cane toads, but their venom may actually help you in the ...

TEQUESTA, Fla. (CBS12) — The village of Tequesta has a message for Floridians as the rainy season approaches: Beware of the 'Giant Toad.' The Cane toad is a large invasive species to the state of ...

They come out at night during the summer and creep around your neighborhood, slowly lumbering along as they basically eat anything that will fit in their fist-sized mouths. Like a smelly fog or a bad ...

As Floridians, we are conditioned to be on the lookout for alligators and snakes. After all, they can be really dangerous. Yes. Specifically cane toads, which could be harmful to pets. “They’re a ...