Rangers worked quickly to remove the giant toad from the wild because a cane toad of its size will eat 'anything it can fit into its mouth.'
By Hafsa Khalil, CNN Rangers in northeastern Australia were astonished when they stumbled across what may be the largest toad on record, weighing in at nearly 6 pounds.
Believed to be female, as they typically grow larger than their male counterparts, the toad was taken back to the rangers' base, where she was weighed. Rangers say Toadzilla could set a new record. Native to South America and mainland Central America, cane toads were first introduced to Australia in 1935 as a biological control against cane beetles.
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