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The Golden Poison Frog
The Golden Poison Frog
Frog
The most poisonous animal in the world
The Golden Poison Frog lives in the tropical rainforest of Central and South
America.
They live on the floor often next to small streams and are active during the day.
They move I small hops and are rarely ever still for more than one or two
seconds.
The Golden Frogs are usually golden-yellow with black flecks.
They are mostly meat eaters and if two tadpoles are next to each other they will
go to the extend to eat them.
There skin is highly toxic that even 0.0000004 ounce of the toxin is enough to kill
an adult human
There toxin attacks quickly by first attacking the nerves then the muscles
Most of the deaths are caused by respiratory or muscular paralysis
There skin is also very useful for medications such as; muscle relaxants, cardiac
simulants and medications for rapid or irregular heartbeats.
The native people in Columbia used the skin for there arrows as it was an
excellent poison.