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Toad skin secretions are toxic enough to harm humans who touch them.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that Toad skin secretions are toxic enough to harm humans who touch them?

Partly. One item notes cane toads are highly toxic to snakes that eat them, and a review calls toads toxic generally, but neither addresses harm to humans from touching toad skin. Another review reports that some toad skin secretion compounds show low cytotoxicity against mammal cells, which cuts against the claim.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 2 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 2
Adapting to an invasive species: Toxic cane toads induce morphological change in Australian snakes
2004
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L., P. B. & Richard, S. (2004). Adapting to an invasive species: Toxic cane toads induce morphological change in Australian snakes. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18179861

Evidence against · 1
Antimicrobial Secretions of Toads (Anura, Bufonidae): Bioactive Extracts and Isolated Compounds against Human Pathogens.
2020
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Rodriguez, C., Ibáñez, R., Rollins-Smith, L. A., Gutiérrez, M., & Durant-Archibold, A. A. (2020). Antimicrobial Secretions of Toads (Anura, Bufonidae): Bioactive Extracts and Isolated Compounds against Human Pathogens.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9120843

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Peptides derived from exocrine secretions of venomous animals used as traditional Chinese "worm" medicines.
2026
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S, L., J, C., Y, L., L, L., & X, X. (2026). Peptides derived from exocrine secretions of venomous animals used as traditional Chinese "worm" medicines.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2025.509

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