How can you tell if backyard frogs are poisoned or clean enough for contact?
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Whether you’re handling frogs in the wild or in captivity makes little difference. Both the frog’s health and your health can be placed in jeopardy without following safety measures. In this section, I’ll go over the dangers humans face while handling frogs as well as the dangers the frog faces. Here is a quick overview:
●Some frogs and toads are poisonous
Wild and captive bred frogs can carry salmonella
●When handling, amphibians can absorb the chemicals lingering on your hands
●Squeezing frogs too hard can result in injury or death
●Frogs jumping or falling from your hands can be harmful to them
■Handling frogs without first washing your hands can be dangerous. Soap, oil and other chemicals are harmful to amphibians because their skin is so delicate. Amphibians have a semi-permeable, membranous skin which contains a network of blood vessels where respiratory gases and other elements are processed. Essentially, they’re absorbing oxygen in the water which comes into contact with their skin. Not just water though, anything that touches their skin can be absorbed; including the chemicals on your hands.
■Even picking up a frog after washing your hands in soap is discouraged because the residue is still lingering on your hands. Not only is this something to be concerned about but squeezing frogs too hard will cause severe pain and even death. Another thing to remember is stress; most frogs become stressed while being held. For this reason, it’s a good idea to avoid holding frogs as much as possible.
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Answer :-
• North American frogs and toads are not the least bit poisonous, nor can you get warts from catching either.
• I have many memories of heading out with my pals to the frog pond in the wilderness park not too far from our neighbourhood.
•Frogs were easy to catch when snoozing in the afternoon sunshine.
•They are great predators of mosquitoes and other flying nasties around flower and vegetable gardens.
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