Most poison dart frogs only have one predator: the fire-bellied snake (Leimadophis epinephelus), which has built up a natural resistance to the frogs’ poison through evolution.

Strawberry poison dart frog or Oophaga pumilio. This frog is about 17 to 24 millimeters in size. It has a strawberry red color that merges into shades of blue, black, white, green, yellow, or orange.

Some people fear snakes or lizards. Snakes, alligators and poison dart frogs will be at the Tucson Expo Center this weekend Skip to main content Skip to main content ...

Not surprisingly, folks who deal with crocodiles, venomous snakes and poison dart frogs often have interesting tales to tell. Some of them might even have readers wondering if the authors lived to ...

Let's talk about one of the most dazzling — and dangerous — creatures in the animal kingdom: the golden poison dart frog. These tiny amphibians have incredibly toxic skin, and it packs a ...

Adult individuals of Ranitomeya aetherea sp. Koch et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 Considered one of Earth's most toxic species, poison dart frogs come in a wide range of bright colors ...

A poison dart frog sits in its tank at The Snake Pit in Hermantown. Jed Carlson / Superior Telegram Chardae Wilson and her sister, Tarajee Goorhouse, of Moose Lake, stopped by.

Snake venom, by contrast, incapacitates its victim so the snake can feed, Strickland pointed out. A strawberry poison dart frog sitting on a leaf in Costa Rica. (Image credit: Paul Souders via ...

Toxins on poison dart frog skin mold the skin's microbial community, boosting species variety and potentially even feeding some daredevil bacteria. Skip to content. Subscribe or renew today ...

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You’ve heard of a “frog in your throat,” but probably not like this. By Asher Elbein On a hike through a sweaty Peruvian jungle in 2016, Kim Roelants, a biologist at Vrije University Brussel ...

Poison Dart Frogs: Tiny but lethal, these brightly colored frogs, native to Central and South America, secret highly potent toxins through their skin, capable of humans and other predators.