FOOD: Ants,
mosquitoes, cut worms,
moths, earthworms,
other insects
PREDATORS: Snakes,
humans
HABITAT: Moist
forests, near ponds and
lakes
DESCRIPTION
You
can tell the toad from its
cousin the frog by its dry,
bumpy skin.
When
a toad grows too large for its
skin it has an unusual way of
removing it. The skin splits,
the toad wiggles out, and
pulls the skin from its
fingers and toes. The toad
then eats its old skin.
The
toad has excellent protection
from predators. It makes a
nasty tasting poison which
discourages hungry animals
from eating it.
Humans
often kill toads by accident
by running them over.
Central
and eastern North
