Are you speaking from experience with Bufotenin?
I've read that Bufo Alvarius venom contains significantly lager amounts of 5-MeO-DMT than Bufotenin. With the required dosage of 5-MeO-DMT being so low I wondering if there would even be enough Bufotenin in a dose of venom to make a difference?
Aren't there also compounds like NMT / 5-MeO-NMT and stuff like that present in Bufo venom?
IMO it is best to first ask yourself what you are trying to achieve. Is it just interest in using the venom, whatever it contains? Or is the point trying a source of bufotenine or 5-MeO-DMT? Because if it is one of the latter, virola resin or maybe diplopterys would be examples of sources of 5-MeO-DMT that are apparently safer. For bufotenine Vilca seeds would be the superior option. Of course there is also just 5-MeO-DMT crystal yes. And if that isn't good enough for you (it should be) potentiating it via a controlled way by consciously adding other actives or potentiators seems smarter and more responsible.
It is also worth realizing that 5-MeO-DMT is very powerful and may not be safe to potentiate with other drugs like say MAOIs. That can be lethal I think. There may not necessarily be MAOIs in toad venom, but just saying that potentiating 5-MeO-DMT with whatever else has to be approached with care.
IIRC there are related compounds that can make it feel like one's head is about to explode, giving you a purple face, seeing spots and a range of fucked up side effects like that. Be careful randomly trying ethno drugs like these.
Toad venoms in general may also contain toxins unrelated to these tryptamines, especially depending on where the toads live and what they eat.
Toad venoms in general may also contain toxins unrelated to these tryptamines, especially depending on where the toads live and what they eat.
I'm not entirely sure the exact composition of the venom but it likely does have a bunch of other stuff in there. The only psychoactive components I can find listed anywhere are Bufotenin and 5-MeO-DMT.
Anyway I've smoked the venom before. Basically I'll be getting some crystal soon and was curious if anybody had tried both before to maybe get some insight as to how much different the pure stuff would be vs the venom. Its not really a huge deal, just curiosity mostly, Ill be finding out soon enough.
I have a pretty good idea what I'm in for anyway, and I'm not looking for a recreational high.
Yes, bufotoxins like bufotalin or bufadienolide could certainly be an issue.
Maybe not but I still assume that you are looking for a safe experience that is not unpleasant or uncomfortable.
Just be careful, you are not necessarily committed to go all the way with this stuff instead of considering other options - just because you possess it.