You believe what you want though... :DAnd the dogs are becoming addicted to the hallucinogenic cane toad poison -- bufo toxin.
If a scientist were to give monkey MDMA
PsychedelicPixie said:
But for horses, the sleepy grass predator, eating this grass is almost poison. A 150-pound man would become sedated by ingesting but one milligram of the alkaloid.
But a 1,200-pound horse eats 11 pounds of grass daily. And if that fresh grass consists of sleepy grass, that means consuming 47 milligrams of lysergic acid amide, or nearly six times the per-pound amount that sedates man.
It's no wonder that after this knockout the horses choose somewhere else to graze.
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See and horses are strong animals! Obviously it's a bad idea.
crOOk said:Headline news? Phew, now that's something! I still think it's utter bullshit... Think about it!
crOOk said:1.) How many times would a dog have to lick a toad by chance in order to realize it makes him high? Remember the time it takes for the drug to take effect and how rare those toads are!
crOOk said:2.) Why would a dog lick a toad and then let it go? It obviously found out it is nothing it should be eating! So why would it still come back?
crOOk said:4.) How did they find out the dogs are "addicted"? To a substance like that. No human being has ever been known to be addcited to the toad venom, which of course doesn't imply a dog can't be! But still...
crOOk said:5.) Is this article seriously trying to tell me, that this phenomenom has been witnessed more than once by the owner of a dog (mind you, at night!) or are they saying they tested dogs for the metabolites of the substance? Since I doubt they do this, they most likely are trying to tell me that every single dog intoxication has been witneesed by the owner, at night!
crOOk said:Oh, one more thing. Would someone who supports this please supply a proper source, before we go on discussing an article that might just be a joke?
Riiight, I remember him saying something about animals on psychedelics. I have the book. I think I'm gonna take it with me on that seminar this weekend. Thanks for the reminder!twominds said:If you can get a copy of Dr. Albert Hoffmans "My problem child" It should have all the info your after, plus its an interesting read.
Plague proportions? Really? I didn't know that. Thought they were rare... Well... I'm still curious how long the poison takes to hit. Hope someone has information on this! You made a good point, but then again it could just scare predators away cause of the horrible taste!Originally posted by KemicalBurn
Cane toads are in plague proportions. They are extremely common. You'll also find if an animal has a defense mechanism its generally an instantaenous effect. Not much point having a defensive technique if it doesnt work straight away, now does it?
Yeah, the media... That's why I'm so sceptical. They might have made a huge story out of a single intoxicated dog or something...Originally posted by KemicalBurn
probably not "physically" addicted...remember, the media uses loaded words to grab your attention.