Snakes to solve the Cane Toad problem?

A Slately Grey snake eating a Cane Toad

A Slatey Grey snake eating a Cane Toad

Could snakes be the answer to the Cane Toad epidemic in Australia?  Some species of snake appear to have an immunity to the Toad’s poison and experts are hoping to use this information to introduce an immunity to the animals the Cane Toad threatens.  Read the full story at Nothern Territory News.

You can read more about the Cane Toad epidemic and the possible solutions for this problem in the previous post:  Cane Toads Anniversary.

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  2. [...] Originally Posted by waruikazi Slatey greys can’t eat toads, usually kills them before they manage to swallow them. Ur thinking of keelbacks. was just reading this http://froggit.wordpress.com/2008/08…-toad-problem/ [...]

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