SKIRMISHER

This “monster” cane toad as big as a small dog belongs to a toad species called Bufo marinus. It has been captured after “terrorizing” communities of small animals and eating them.

It’s huge, to put it mildly,’ he said. ‘The biggest toads are usually females but this one was a rampant male … I would hate to meet his big sister.’

Cane toads were imported from South America during the 1930s in a failed attempt to control beetles on Australia’s northern sugar cane plantations.

The poisonous toads have proven fatal to Australia’s delicate ecosystems, killing millions of native animals from snakes to the small crocodiles that eat them.

As part of its so-called ‘Toad Buster’ project, Frogwatch conducts regular raids on local water holes, blinding the toads with bright lights then scooping them up by the dozen.

The toad remains defiant after his capture. He’s shown here striking a Benito Mussolini pose before the camera while peeing (not shown) on his handler. He’s daring you to roast him alive.

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