[Bufos Alvarius
(Colorado River Toad)]
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Psychoactive
toad is a name used for toads from which
psychoactive substances from the family of
bufotoxins can be derived. The skin and venom
of Bufo alvarius (Colorado River toad or
Sonoran Desert toad) contain 5-MeO-DMT and
bufotenin. Other species contain only
bufotenin. 5-MeO-DMT and bufotenin both belong
to the family of hallucinogenic tryptamines.
Due to these substances the skin or venom of
the toads may produce psychoactive effects when
ingested.
Contents
* 1
Cultivation and uses
* 2 Rumors
and misconceptions
* 3 See
also
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References
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Further reading
Cultivation
and uses
To obtain the
psychoactive substances the venom of
psychoactive toads is commonly milked from the
toad's venom glands. The milking procedure does
not harm the toad — it consists of stroking it
under its chin to initiate the defensive venom
response. Once the liquid venom has been
collected and dried, it can be used for its
psychedelic effects. The toad takes about a
month to refill its venom glands following the
milking procedure, during which time the toad
will not produce venom. Some vendors sell dried
toad skins, even though it is possible to
harvest the venom without harming the toad. The
venom is often used for recreational
purposes.
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Extracting the venom was somewhat
problematic. _Venomous Animals and
their Venoms_ gives a procedure
where the toad is pressed firmly
down with one hand and the
paratoidal gland (behind the 'ear')
is sqeezed firmly with the other. A
piece of glass is suspended above
the toad to catch the viscous venom
as it squirts from the toad. I
found this method awkward. The best
way (after brief experimentation) I
was able to discover was to hold
the toad in one hand, squeeze the
gland with the other, and have an
assistant hold some glass in the
firing line of the paratoidal
gland. This should be repeated once
after the toad is allowed to rest
for 20 minutes or so. You must
apply a considerable amount of
pressure to release any poison; I
was hesitant in this as I was
afraid I would injure the toads
(especially with the manager
standing next to me). Because I
didn't apply as much pressure as I
should have, I only obtained 80-100
mg of venom from the three toads.
According to _Venomous Animals and
their Venoms_ I should have
obtained something more like 400mg
per toad.
In any case, after letting the
poison dry, I scraped it off the
glass, obtaining a fine crystaline
substance. I took 1 gram of Harmala
seeds for my experiment (I weigh
160 lbs) and a friend (who weighs
260) took 1.7 grams of the same
substance. We also smoked one MJ
cigarette. Instead of freebasing
the 5-MeO-DMT (as would have been
most efficient) we mixed it with
some MJ and smoked it in a pipe.
The taste was unusual, but not
intensely unpleasant. Halfway
through smoking the quantity, we
stopped. I noticed an odd feeling
and slight buzz from the MJ, the
freind noticed nothing. We
continued smoking, and after
finishing both noticed some rather
extreme effects.
Objects appeared extremely
distorted, colors were intensified
and facial quirks were magnified,
giving people a clown-like
appearance. Perception of distance
was extremely disorted; objects
within arms reach seemed miles
away. Height perceptions were also
distorted, one minute I seemed like
a giant compared to those around
me, the next minute I seemed a
dwarf in comparison. Light sources
provoked an unusual reaction; they
seemed surrounded by moving,
prismatic colors. Walking was
problematic; the sidewalk reminded
me of the famous films of the
'galloping gertie' bridge in
washington state. I felt as if I
was surfing rather than walking.
Observations of the facial
expressions of the passerbys seemed
to indicate that my manner of
walking was no different than that
of any of the other pedestrians
that night. My freind (who was, for
the record, rather out of shape)
claimed to experience racing heart,
but I had no such difficulties.
After walking for approximately 15
minutes, the intensity of the
experience subsided, and we felt
able to go to the bar as we had
intended. We were both rather
strongly intoxicated for the next
hour, drinking several beers in
that time. Paranoiac feelings, and
some mild visual/auditory
hallucinations persisted for
approximately 2 hours after taking
the substance.
Conclusion: the venom of B. Alvarus
seems to contain the quantities of
5-MeO-DMT that are claimed for it
in the various publications. Its
use with harmaline seemed to
powerfully increase the already
present marijuana intoxication
(unlike LSD, which often has an
antagonistic effect with THC), as
well as provoking uniquely powerful
visual hallucinations. The
steroidal poisons in the venom
_may_ have a toxic cardiac effect
when the venom is smoked, or (more
likely IMHO, due to my lack of
similar reaction) the heart-racing
may have been due to the effects of
the THC intoxication, or the
effects of the 5-MeO-DMT itself. It
would probobly be a very bad idea
to ingest this substance orally in
conjunction with harmaline as a
kind of animal ayahuasca; the
steroidal poisons are doubtless
much more harmful when an orally
active dose is taken, due both to
the greater quantity that would be
required, and to the lack of
steroid pyrolysis in an oral dose.
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I had been researching many
different substances on the web
lately. And to my shear delight I
discovered 5-MeO-DMT. Being
interested in herpetology for many
years I found a Colorado River Toad
(Bufo Avarius) at a local pet
store. Up to 25% the toads venom is
5-MeO-DMT.
So far I have only tried the venom
twice here are my accounts. On my
first attempt I collected the
toad’s venom early in the day, and
let it dry. At about 9:00 the same
night I gathered all the venom from
the first milking and scraped it
into a pipe. It wasn't much that
was collected, my toad is fairly
young (only 3 inches long) and I
was inexperienced in squeezing the
venom from the glands.
With much anticipation I held my
flame under my glass pipe, and
began to inhale the oddly pleasant
smoke. But my pipe was clearly not
effective for freebasing the 5-MeO,
and I must have lost half of the
smoke, to my absolute horror. What
little I did inhale made me feel
very stoned, and gave me the
familiar feeling of coming up on
mushrooms. Colors seemed enhanced,
brighter and almost glossy. Overall
I was very disappointed, but that
disappointment wouldn't last
long.
The next day I milked the toad
again, since I had only milked it
once the first day. This time my
technique had improved quite a bit,
and I collected what looked to be
twice as much as last time. This
time I made a pipe out of a plastic
pen tube, and made an enclosed bowl
out of aluminum foil, so no smoke
could escape.
This trip, like my last try, was in
my darkened room. I had a candle
burning, one soft light on, and
Massive Attacks album Mezzanine
playing on my computer. And for
good luck my new pet toad was in
his tank right next to me. I was
sort of scared as I put the pipe to
my lips, hoping that it would work,
and REALLY hoping that I wouldn't
take too much. As I lit my lighter
I heard the venom snap and crackle
from the heat, and I gently sucked
the smoke into my lungs. It was a
fairly large hit that filled my
lungs with smoke.
And then it began...My vision went
blurry for a split second, and I
felt pins and needles creeping
quickly up the back of my neck and
head. By the time this pins and
needles effect got to my eyes, I
was tripping VERY hard. Shadows
began to move, and slither up my
wall. Everything in my room took on
a strange glow, and the fear grew
inside me. After 20 seconds the
effects were still coming on hard
and fast, and I felt like I would
almost freak out. But then a calm
came over me as the drug reached
its peak.
The visual effects were similar to
a moderate dose of mushrooms or
LSD, but the body high was
extremely intense. I lay in my bed,
hardly moving for about the first
minute, time slowed quite
dramatically. I was using a winamp
visualization program, and it
slowed to a crawl, so did my clock.
But the music seemed to go on at
its normal pace. The only thing I
could think for the first 5 minutes
was 'Dear God it worked!!.'
Everything was so beautiful that it
amazed me to no end. I ended up
playing with my dog for a while, I
really enjoyed touching anything I
could get my hands on.
At this dosage, which is quite
unknown, I learned nothing
spiritual or anything profound. I
found this experience to be filled
with some neat visuals and mostly
just a feeling of “Holy shit”.
5-MeO wears off way to fast; I
wished I could have stayed in that
bed for much longer. The trip
peaked after about 30 seconds, and
stayed fairly intense for maybe 5
minutes. The quick decline in
effects continued for 20 minutes,
but I was left with a nice
afterglow. After an hour I felt I
was completely back to baseline. My
only complaint about the experience
is the lingering smell that
5-MeO-DMT leaves. I’d be careful if
you are trying to do this while
other people are home, the smell
stays for hours and would be hard
to explain.
Well that’s all I have so far, but
I assure you, I WILL be doing this
again. Happy toading everyone :-D
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