Psychoactive Toad Venom
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Family :
Bufonidae
Genus :
Bufo [new or subgenus: Incilius]
Species :
alvarius
COMMON NAMES
Colorado River Toad; Sonoran Desert Toad; Toad Venom; Otac (the venom)
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Psychedelic
DESCRIPTION
Several species of toads produce venom that contains psychoactive chemicals, but only Bufo alvarius venom contains 5-MeO-DMT, and in high enough quantities to smoke directly for effect. The venom of some Bufo species, including B. alvarius, contains trace amounts of bufotenin and some may also contain toxic chemicals. Bufo toad venom is poisonous if eaten.
HEALTH #
Deaths Associated with a Purported Aphrodisiac - CDC, Nov 1995
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
EXPERIENCES #
SmOkin' ToAdZ, by Spiney Norman
Monsoons, Lightning, and the Way, by exuberantmantra
Carnival Space Ride, by Shaggy B
First Full Toad Breakthrough, by Cuauhtémoc
BOOKS #
The Toad of Dawn: 5-MeO-DMT and the Rise of Cosmic Consciousness - Octavio Rettig Hinojosa, 2016
Tryptamine Palace: 5-MeO-DMT and the Sonoran Desert Toad - James Oroc, 2009
VIDEO #
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
PRIMARY RESOURCES #
Poisonous Toads and Your Pet, petplace.com
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
Colorado River Toad - Wikipedia.org
Poisonous Toads and Your Pet, petplace.com
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
Hunting for the Most Potent Psychedelic Toad Venom on Earth - Vice, Nov 17 2017
Smoking Toad - Esquire Magazine, 1994
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Toad Venom: Weird Trip or Cancer Cure? - Daily Beast, 2016
Toad Suckers: Not Just an Urban Myth, FoxNews.com, July 7 2011
NYC Issues Alert After Toad Aphrodisiac Kills Man, AP, May 24 2008
Drug Sweep Yields Weed, Coke, Toad, Kansas City Community News, Nov 7 2007
Help your Dog Just Say No to Toads, May 17, 2007
Psychedelic Toad Licking Dog in Rehab, Oct 30 2006
The Dog Who Loved to Suck on Toads - NPR, Oct 2006