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Poisonous toads invade Florida community

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Posted at 5:51 AM, Mar 25, 2019
and last updated 2019-03-25 06:52:12-04

Thousands of poisonous toads are swarming a south Florida community, and it's leaving neighbors concerned for the safety of their families and their pets.

These are called cane toads or bufo toads - and they're toxic.

They started showing up in palm beach gardens, and they are clogging swimming pools, covering driveways and patios

A toad removal company called Toad Busters says they are coming from the lake in the back of people's homes.

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