Hey, hey, wait a minute, I'm "Toad Clan." AND, the U.S. desert variety of toads are actually pretty cute; plus very hardy, resourceful, and patient (remembering how we f'd around with them when my sister and I were kids).

As for squirrels, I've usually spotted the big gray ones. But when I lived in DC, I'd see the occasional little wispy black ones. How they survived, I don't know.

The cane toads I'm referring to are not very cute at all. They're toxic to animals that eat them or even touch them. They gobble up the native fish eggs. They live in back yards and get in pets drinking water...again, toxic.

They're not native. They're horrible disgusting filthy creatures.

Oh...southwest US desert toads aren't toxic. The toads you're talking about sound like @ssholes.

lol...yeah...arseholes. that's what they are. One of our dogs was killed by one when we were kids. It was very distressing and a horrible death for the dog. Dad ended up taking her up the paddock and shooting her to put her out of her misery.

Our squirrels are mostly brown with white trim--one interesting thing I've noticed on very rare occasions is a bright red tail--it looks unnaturally less 'fluffy' than a normal squirrel's. I've always attributed this occurrence to the unique diet of the 21st century squirrel.

I never much cared for the species in general...

That's terrible--I'm sorry to hear that. Where do the cane toads come from?

They brought them over from South America to eat the cane beetles years ago. The only problem is, the cane beetles sit at the top of the sugar cane and the toads can't reach them. The toads are now out of control and impossible to get rid of. It's a national passtime for qld boys to go 'toad hunting' at night and see who can kill the most toads. The use such weapons as cricket wickets, golf clubs and lumps of wood.

Oh wonderful, who was the dumbass who thought up that one. I had no idea you guys had sugar cane there. Do you have caipirinhas? :D

Some dopey scientist. Someone shot him years ago (I hope!). lol

Don't know what that last thing is, but we definitely have sugar cane here.

A caipirinha is a Brazilian cocktail, involving lime, sugar and cachaca (a sort of Brazilian rum). It's absolutely delicious, and a stick of sugar cane finishes it off nicely.

Ahhh...I see. Sounds good too. Maybe I'll have to look into it, although we don''t get sticks of sugarcane very easily, so maybe no point.

Oh yes they are! Haven't you heard about the Colorado River toads? When the monsoons start they end up in every dog dish in Tucson, and they are poisonous :worried:

Agreed, fuzzy rats is what they are.
Welcome to the cellar, splangy.:D

Our squirrles drink out of fountains.

Nooooo, I hadn't before--apparently they're in New Mexico, too, but I'd never come across one. :eek: