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Toxic toads that can kill your pet in minutes reported in Central Florida

Toxic toads that can kill your pet in minutes reported in Central Florida WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - MARCH 29: Jeannine Tilford, of Toad Busters, a toad removal company based in South Florida, holds a poisonous cane toad, also known as bufos, that she caught near a lake on March 29, 2019 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The highly toxic species of toad, which can cause harm to animals and people, has inundated some places in the Palm Beach area as the baby toads come out of the water this time of the year. . (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle)

All it takes is a quick lick or a sniff. Fifteen minutes later, your dog could be dead.

That’s how poisonous experts say an invasive species of toad that is moving into Central Florida is to our pets.

Cane toads are the largest toad in the world. They’ve hopped from their native Central and South America to South Florida, up the state to Central Florida.

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