The toad in question?
Posted on 11/15/2007 10:15:34 AM PST by Ancient Drive
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A 21-year-old man has been accused of using a toad to get high.
Clay County sheriff's deputies said David Theiss, of Kansas City, possessed a Colorado River toad with the intention of using it as a hallucinogenic.
Experts said it's possible to lick the toad's venom glands to achieve psychedelic effects.
Most pet stores don't sell the Colorado River toad because the venom can sicken humans and kill household animals.
"People used to do it all the time, but it got faded out awhile, but came back as a fad. Not a smart one," animal expert Danny Snyder told KMBC's Dion Lim. "The toxins in it can kill a lot of stuff."
Authorities said this is the first time Clay County has dealt with this sort of hallucinogen.
Theiss was released on bond.
The toad is in custody at a police crime lab.
Scary.
“We thought they’d turned you into a toad.” —Delmer
Probably a cousin of the guy who thought "Hey, you see that cow? I'm going squeeze those danglely things underneath and drink what comes out!"
How did they know what his intentions were? He might be a toad kingpin with a massive underground network of toad dealers. He's probably a tax evader too. They could have charged him with possession of a hallucinogenic toad with intent to distribute. It's a good thing they got this menace to society off the street before the toad crime wave of 2007!
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