As people turn to psychedelic drugs to treat depression and anxiety, the Sonoran Desert toad has become a target of poachers who milk them for DMT. A pair of Sonoran Desert toads, Incilius ...

To get the psychedelic, poachers squeeze the toad’s glands to secrete a milky toxin that contains 5-MeO-DMT, along with other molecules. Though the toad usually survives this process ...

a compound also made by other toads, into 5-MeO-DMT, a powerful hallucinogen related to the psychedelic drug DMT. A frightened Sonoran Desert toad gushes its toxic mix, which includes 5-MeO-DMT ...

more and more humans are seeking out the powerful drug the toad secretes. 5-MeO-DMT (5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine) is a psychedelic substance that has been used for centuries in traditional ...

As part of their secretions, Sonoran desert toads produce a powerfully hallucinogenic compound known as 5-methoxy-N, N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT). The chemical, classified as an illegal ...

To get the psychedelic, poachers squeeze the toad’s glands to secrete a milky toxin that contains 5-MeO-DMT, along with other molecules. Though the toad usually survives this process ...

One of these defenses is poison. For example, the Colorado River toad secretes a toxic compound known as 5-MeO-DMT. This ...

claim that "magic" mushrooms cultivated with a toad venom extract produce the chemical psilomethoxin, which is a drug similar to both of the powerful psychedelics psilocybin and 5-MeO-DMT ...

The U.S. government has classified 5-MeO-DMT as a Schedule 1 drug, which means it has no accepted medical use. The toad species is considered threatened in New Mexico because of "collectors that ...

A colorado river toad (Incilius alvarius). The rarely seen amphibian is native to parts of Northwestern Mexico and the Southwestern U.S. Image: Vladimir Wrangel (Shutterstock) A potential ...

Sponsor Message Despite the risks, some people have discovered that the toad's toxic secretions contain a powerful hallucinogenic known as 5-MeO-DMT. In recent years, smoking the amphibian's ...