Arizona officials are reminding Phoenix-area citizens that kissing frogs should only happen in fairy tales, as some people are reportedly licking toxic toads to get high.
Recent unseasonal rainfall in the Phoenix Valley has increased the appearance of toxic toads and mushrooms, prompting warnings from the Banner Poison Control and Drug Information Center.
The Sonoran Desert toad, also known as the Colorado River toad, poses serious risks because it secretes a neurotoxin as a defense mechanism containing 5-MeO-DMT, a psychoactive compound also found in ayahuasca, according to AZ Family…