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 ...

With South Florida's rainy season comes an increase in cane toads, a non-native invasive species that can be deadly to pets. The cane toad, also known as the giant toad or bufo toad, has highly toxic ...

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 ...

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 ...

Under the dark night sky Jennifer Southall goes hunting. She silently searches for her prey, stalks it and then pounces, catching her target in her bare hands. Southall is a cane toad hunter. Every ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of Florida's most hated critters is roaming the area in large numbers after recent heavy rains left standing water on the landscape. The invasive cane toad has spread across much of Southwest ...