Aussies can now pay for their beer using cane toads.
Cane toads--ugly, slimy buggers that range from 10-15cm in length--were introduced to Australia in 1935 as a means of controlling cane beetles, who were scoffing Queenslanders' sugar cane. The plan went horribly wrong, and now the randy and prolifically breeding toads have taken over the country. (One of them is the Prime Minister, judging by appearances.)
Estimates have the cane toad populatioin at between 100 and 200 million. There are nearly ten toads for every person. And lots more toads than kangaroos.
To help eliminate the pests, Tom Hedley, Australia's biggest publican (no, he's not fat, he just owns loads of pubs), is offering to trade a bag of toads for a 'pot' (285ml) beer. A 'bag' must contain at least two toads.
So, now when you visit Australia you'll be able to spend the day hunting cane toads, and celebrating at the pub. Two cultural experiences for the price of none!
Sidenote: Cane toads are toxic. Licking them has psychotropic effects, and dogs have been known to become addicted to toad-licking.
5 comments:
Now where did I put that paintball gun!
lets go hunting hunting what do we do we hunt hunt hunt hehehe
what time do you go hunting
lets go get toads and then beer yummy yummy in my tummy
When I was a kid the local golf course in Queensland used to pay us in Chips and Cans of Coke to practice our driving (with a golf club) to clear the course.
You are better off going spotting at dusk / night with a torch, bucket with lid and plastic bag or glove for your hand. If you don't want to knock them off manually put full bucket in chest freezer and they go off that way.
The buggers know that they are poisonous and just go wherever they want and are not afraid of humans.
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