RE: Re: frogs....released pets

YIKES!  I think I'll stick with the little frogs I have!

Blessings,
Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5) 

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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of TeichFlora@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 8:02 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: [CHAT] Re: frogs....released pets

Oh my gosh, Zem.  I don't think we have those here.  I had to  look it up to
see what it was.  First impression was that it looked very  similar to our
native Gulf Coast Toad....but upon reading further
(http://www.floridagardener.com/critters/BufoMarinus.htm  ) it sounded more
like a bullfrog on steroids.  
WOW.   Scarey that a dog or cat that bites it dies within a few hours.  So
I'm  
assuming this is another pet that escaped???  Was not clear if it was
introduced on purpose or accidental.  Hmmm...maybe the pythons are released
to get the toads that were released to get the rats.  So were the rats
released to 
eat the Kudsu, that was  realeased.....          Geesh.....what next??    
Noreen
zone 9
Texas Gulf Coast
 
In a message dated 8/15/2006 11:02:40 PM Central Standard Time,
gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:

Have you  ever seen the tadpoles of the Bufo marinus?  They are huge  --
just 
 
a gaping mouth with a tail attached.  Like crocodiles they are  hatched in
salt water (at least ours were).  The ones at my house  liked to 'lounge' 
about in the lily pond, too.

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