Pharmacologists had known the Sonoran desert toad could make 5-MeO-DMT, but it wasn’t until 1983 that Ken Nelson, a reclusive artist who lived in a decommissioned missile base in North Texas ...

This toad can get you high—really, really high. Poachers have taken notice. As people turn to psychedelic drugs to treat depression and anxiety, the Sonoran Desert toad has become a target of ...

The Sonoran desert toad secretes a potent toxin that can make people sick. Despite the risks, some people have discovered that the toad's toxic secretions contain a powerful hallucinogenic.