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Freaky video of toad with wriggling worms in its eye

November 20, 2011 by Andrew Leave a Comment

This video shows a rather disturbing image of a large toad with an eye infested by a wriggling worm. The toad seems calm enough but it’s hard to believe it still has sight in that eye.

This blogger isn’t a vet but wonders whether or not the parasite caught on camera here is the roundworm known as toxocara. It’s commonly associated with dogs but can pass to human.

This video from Animal Planet’s Monsters Inside Me documents the case of a toddler that lost vision in one eye due to an infection.

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Have you ever seen anything quite like that? Do you think this could be toxocara or do you think it may be something else?

All hail the hypnotoad!

Here’s that image. Just one more time!

Myth, monster or fish?

June 16, 2011 by Andrew Leave a Comment

Jeremy Wade’s show on the Discovery Channel is well worth a watch for anyone with an interest in the unusual. The series River Monsters is not just about fishing, it’s about exploring local legends, whispers and stories. In the video clip below Wade says;

These stories must have come from somewhere…

Shows have included quests to find mugger crocodiles, the 10 foot long Arapaima – a creature that can ramp predators with an impact equivalent of a car crash, sharks that make their way far up rivers, goliath tigerfish (in the episode called “demon fish”) and a host more.

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What do you think? Is this your cup of tea… or will you be giving it a miss?

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