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Plants And Animals That We Shouldn't Ever Touch

Posted by Bill Rippel on March 06, 2022 - 1:53am

14. Golden Poison Dart Frog

Everything about the tiny golden poison dart frog screams “don’t touch me” — including its bright titular warning color. That’s good advice, too, since the frog’s skin secretes a heart-restricting alkaloid toxin. In fact, its body contains enough of it to kill two African elephants, 10,000 mice, or up to 20 humans.

Simon Keighley The dart frog has a venomous sting with its heart-restricting alkaloid toxin - thanks for the warning, Bill.
March 6, 2022 at 7:46am