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Don't lick psychedelic toads, US park visitors told

Sonoran desert toads, also called Colorado River toads, live in the southwestern United States and northwest Mexico.

LOS ANGELES: US park officials have asked visitors to stop licking psychedelic toads, warning that anyone seeking a hallucinogenic high from the wart-covered amphibians is more likely to end up seriously ill.

The National Park Service posted cautionary messages on social media last week against licking Sonoran Desert toads, a practice long depicted on popular animated television shows including "The Simpsons" and "Family Guy."

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