The National Park Service took to Facebook the other day to warn park visitors about its psychedelic toad, urging people to  “please refrain from licking (it)." The Sonoran desert toad, native to Arizona National Parks, secretes deadly toxins that have been known to paralyze raccoons, kill dogs, and give people a crazy, mind-bending high. 

According to the New Yorker, the Oakland Zoo, and your drug dealer, the toxins on these toads provide a warm, euphoric, and intensely psychedelic experience within 15 seconds of smoking them. The toads themselves have been used as a street drug for years providing folks with mindblowing experiences.  Mike Tyson, Chelsea Handler, and the king of mind-expanding, meat-headedness Joe Rogan have all come out about experiences with the toxins. 

People can do whatever they want with their own time in the parks. But the NPS reminds us - don’t lick! You’ll probably die. Maybe don’t smoke them either - but sounds like a cool trip to the National Parks might be worth it.