I like big TOADS and I cannot lie. The Malaysian giant river toad is one of the largest and most impressive amphibians throughout all of Southeast Asia. These monstrous toads are equipped with powerful limbs that allow them to traverse large, rocky, quick flowing rivers with ease! They generally sit in ambush waiting for anything small enough to fit through their mouths to wander too close. These are some of my favorite amphibians to encounter, and this female here was definitely the largest one

I like big TOADS and I cannot lie. The Malaysian giant river toad is one of the largest and most impressive amphibians throughout all of Southeast Asia. These monstrous toads are equipped with powerful limbs that allow them to traverse large, rocky, quick flowing rivers with ease! They generally sit in ambush waiting for anything small enough to fit through their mouths to wander too close. These are some of my favorite amphibians to encounter, and this female here was definitely the largest one

Lunch? Toads have a few defense mechanisms to avoid becoming something else’s lunch. They use camouflage to blend into their surroundings. They jump to safety. They have large glands on their backs that contain toxic secretions making it unpalatable to most animals. And they can inflate themselves with air to appear larger. Garter snakes are carnivorous and will eat almost anything they can overpower and consume whole. This garter snake thought it could take on this defensively plumped up toad.